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Election filing
deadline extended
The deadline for the filing of
candidates and issues for the
May 3 primary election in Mercer County has been moved
from today to 4 p.m. Thursday
because of the winter storm.
The office — along with all
other county offices — is closed
today.
The board of elections staff
took the action per instruction
from the Secretary of State’s
office.
The Auglaize County Board
of Elections office was open this
morning and their deadline for
filing remains at 4 p.m. today.
Level 3 snow
emergency issued
for Mercer County
By SHELLEY GRIESHOP
sgrieshop@dailystandard.com
Snow, ice, sleet and high winds
paralyzed the Grand Lake area
overnight and created treacherous
road conditions today.
For the second day in a row,
area schools canceled classes with
no calamity days left to utilize.
Most county agencies, as well as
all city of Celina offices, also were
closed for the day.
As of press time today, the area
remained under a Level 3 snow
emergency, meaning all roads and
streets are closed to normal traffic. Only essential workers such as
medical professionals and emer-
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Beth Honigford, 8, in the foreground, helps her older sister, Lindsay, 17, shovel snow from a driveway along Vine
Street in Coldwater on Tuesday.
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Downtown Celina appears deserted this morning as most businesses and government offices closed due to
the winter storm. The area was under a Level 3 snow emergency, meaning all roads and streets are closed to
normal traffic.
gency crews are allowed to use the
roadways; all others are subject to
arrest. Mercer County Sheriff Jeff
Grey issued the Level 3 snow emergency at 2 a.m.
“We dealt with a lot of traffic
issues overnight,” Mercer County
911 Coordinator Monte Diegel said.
“Right now, we’ve got several jackknifed semis up on (U.S.) 33 east
of Neptune and the road’s been
closed.”
The semi drivers were not
injured, Diegel said, adding
numerous other non-injury accidents were investigated in the last
24 hours.
“Under these conditions, we
don’t want people to be out unless
they have to be out,” he explained,
adding local residents should contact their employers before heading to work in the coming days.
About 250 Midwest Electric customers in the Fort Recovery area
lost power early this morning due
to a pole fire. High winds caused
energized equipment to come loose
and make contact with the pole,
causing a pole fire that knocked out
the circuit, according to spokesman Matt Berry.
Former Mercer County
resident Emily
Snyder, center,
poses with
two Egyptian
nurses during
a recent medical mission
trip to Cairo.
Snyder, along
with other
personnel from
Nationwide
Children’s
Hospital in
Columbus,
returned to the
U.S. two days
before violent
demonstrations
erupted.
Photo submitted
Troy Anderson, director of the
Auglaize County Emergency Management Agency in Wapakoneta,
said his neck of the woods received
4 to 5 inches of ice. Local weather
forecaster Dennis Howick reported a thin coating of ice in the Celina area.
Thankfully, the crunchy pellets
didn’t stick to power lines and only
a few power outages were reported
throughout the area. Unfortunately, the ice pellets created hazardous driving conditions.
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Midwest hit hard
By MICHAEL TARM
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — A massive storm billed as the
worst in decades barreled
toward the northeast today,
leaving vast swaths from
Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, leaving hundreds of motorists
stranded all night and shuttering airports and schools.
Chicago received up
to 17 inches of snow with
more still possible, and Mis-
GRAND LAKE — The state will
discount services at Grand Lake
St. Marys State Park again this
year to help draw visitors back to
the lake after last summer’s toxic
algae blooms left its waters mostly
deserted.
Fees for campsites, cabins, shelter
house rental and seasonal state dock
fees all will be reduced 50 percent, a
news release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources states.
Brian Miller, interim manager at
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park,
advocated for the continued reduced
By MARGIE WUEBKER
mwuebker@dailystandard.com
Former Mercer County resident
Emily Snyder watches nationally
televised coverage of unrest in
Egypt and is glad she is back home
after a recent medical mission trip
to Cairo.
Snyder, a registered nurse in
the cardiac/thoracic intensive care
unit at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, left the Egyptian capital two days before violent
protests began.
“We did not see any demonstrations during our stay and had
no idea what was looming ahead,”
Snyder said. “However, a man
set himself on fire two days after
Campsites, dock fees, other services cut
50 percent; move meant to draw visitors back
fees. Last year, for the first time,
the state refunded dock fees and
gave discounts for camping and shelter house rental at a cost of almost
$173,000 to the state.
“We added our getaway cabins and
state dock fees to those services that
will be discounted this year,” Miller
said. “It’s a move to remarket this
area and the community really.”
Calling Grand Lake the “focal
point” of the area, Miller said getting
people to return to the lake also will
help many businesses not just those
directly connected to the lake.
“The people who come here for
the lake are also the ones who use
local gas stations, restaurants and
hotels,” he said.
The state last summer issued an
advisory warning people to have no
contact with the water whatsoever,
including not to take boats on it or
eat fish from it. Most boaters, skiers,
anglers and campers stopped coming
to the lake, hurting the area’s $200
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Woman back from Egypt
we left and the situation quickly
deteriorated.”
She did detect considerable
uncertainty among the Egyptians
she encountered. With the government of nearby Tunisia already in
a state of collapse, most feared it
was only a matter of time before
the 30-year administration of President Hosni Mubarak toppled.
On Tuesday, more than a
quarter-million people flooded
the streets of Cairo demanding
Mubarak step down. Today, several
thousand supporters of Mubarak,
including some riding horses
and camels and wielding whips,
attacked the anti-government protesters. The two sides pelted each
other with stones, according to the
State again offers Grand Lake discounts
By NANCY ALLEN
nallen@dailystandard.com
souri as much as 1 1⁄2 feet.
More than a foot dropped
on northern Indiana and
southeast Kansas, while
Oklahoma saw as much as a
foot.
In the Northeast, spots
in northern New York had
already gotten more than a
foot of snow. New York City
was expected to get up to
three-quarters of an inch
of ice by midday before the
mix of sleet and freezing
rain warms up to rain.
million tourism industry.
To help businesses, the state soon
announced it would refund state
dock fees and discount camping and
lake shelter house rental 50 percent.
“We looked back and saw how
effective the discount was in August,”
Miller said. “It spiked our occupancy
in September higher than what it was
in the month of May.”
The lake is one of the state’s most
polluted largely because of phosphorous runoff from manure and fertilizer in nearby farms. Agriculture use
makes up more than 80 percent of the
acreage in the 58,000-acre watershed
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Snyder was part of a 10-member
Columbus delegation led by cardiac surgeon Dr. Mark Galantowicz.
The medical professionals spent
Jan. 7-22 at the National Heart
Institute performing nine lifesaving surgeries and sharing techniques not commonly used there.
The medical team worked
12-hour shifts at the hospital and
spent much of their off-duty time
at the downtown Marriott Hotel,
approximately a mile from Tahrir
Square that is now the scene of
huge demonstrations.
Hospital officials and representatives of the Omar Foundation
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How to reserve
Grand Lake St. Marys State Park is offering 50
percent off on campsite, shelterhouse and
cabin rentals.
The park has 176 electric campsites, 28
non-electric campsites, two small camper cabins, three large camper cabins and two cedar
cabins.
Discounts apply Feb. 1 through Sept. 1,
excluding Memorial Day (May 27-29) and July
4 (July1-4) weekends for campsite and cabin
rental.
Reservations may be made by calling tollfree (866) OHIOPARKS (644-6727) or by going
on-line to www.ohiostateparks.org. Select the
“Grand Lake Special” from the drop-down
menu for discounts when going online.
See DISCOUNTS, back page
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Low: 7, High: 17
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Hispanic
Republicans
tone down
immigration talk
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As a
Republican, state Rep. Aaron
Pena is expected to take a hard
line on immigration.
But as a Latino who represents a heavily Hispanic district
along the U.S.-Mexico border,
the South Texas lawyer finds
some of the anti-immigrant
proposals in the Legislature
to be unfair and unnecessarily
harsh.
He’s among a handful of new
Latino Republican lawmakers in
Texas who plan to meet Wednesday with Attorney General Greg
Abbott. The lawmakers know
they must carefully maneuver
hot-button immigration and cultural wedge issues this year that
are expected to spark debate,
and possibly legal reforms, in
the Texas Legislature.
Hispanic Republicans are
generally more moderate on
such issues and are challenging
the GOP to think differently. And
Abbott’s advice on the legality of
some of immigration bills could
be key.
Treasury receives
$6.2 million from
warrant sale
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Treasury Department received
$6.2 million from the sale of warrants it held in Boston Private
Financial Holdings, the latest
effort to recoup costs of the $700
billion financial bailout.
The 2.89 million warrants
from the Boston-based institution were sold for $2.20 per
warrant. Treasury had set
a minimum bid price of $1.40
per warrant. Warrants give the
holders the right to buy common stock in the bank at a fixed
price.
Boston Financial received
$154 million in support from the
government’s Troubled Asset
Relief Program in November
2008. It repaid $50 million in
January 2010 and the remaining
$104 million last June.
Airline group:
Passenger traffic
up 8.2 percent
GENEVA (AP) — Scheduled
international passenger traffic rose 8.2 percent and freight
transport jumped by more than
one fifth last year, but airlines
have been unable to translate
the increase to higher profit
margins, airlines industry group
IATA said Wednesday.
Demand growth outstripped
capacity increases of 4.4 percent for passengers and about
double that for cargo, the International Air Transport Association said.
“After the biggest demand
decline in the history of aviation in 2009, people started to
travel and do business again in
2010,” said outgoing IATA chief
executive Giovanni Bisignani.
“Airlines ended the year slightly
ahead of early 2008 volumes, but
with a pathetic 2.7 percent profit
margin. The challenge is to turn
the demand for mobility into
sustainable profits.”
North American carriers saw
passenger demand increase by
7.4 percent in 2010 — almost double the increase in capacity last
year — leading to significantly
higher profits.
European
airlines
had
increased passenger demand
of 5.1 percent — again double
the capacity increase. Europe
was hardest hit by the harsh
December weather though,
which slowed demand growth
for the continent to 3.3 percent that month compared to
November.
WASHINGTON (AP) — It has
too much momentum for one
judge to stop it.
Most
insurers,
hospital
executives and state officials
expect they’ll keep carrying
out President Barack Obama’s
health care overhaul even after
a federal judge cast its fate
in doubt by declaring all of it
unconstitutional.
“It’s still the law of the land,”
said William Hoagland, vice
president for public policy at
health insurer Cigna. “We’ll
continue to proceed with its
requirements, and (the ruling)
will not slow that down. We have
no other choice until this thing
is resolved one way or the other.”
Insurers spent millions to block
passage of the law.
Health care accounts for
about one-sixth of the economy, and many players in the
sprawling sector have a lovehate relationship with Obama’s
health care remake. There’s
dissatisfaction with key provisions, and a sense that parts
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may be unworkable. But at the
same time, it’s seen as a vehicle
to start addressing problems of
cost and quality that, left to fester, could trigger more drastic
consequences.
“I don’t think people are going
to hit the stop button,” said Paul
Keckley, executive director of
the Deloitte Center for Health
Solutions, a research arm of the
consulting firm. “You probably
don’t make the big bets right
now, but you make the incremental investments in case you have
to make the big bets 6 or 12 or 18
months down the road. Everyone proceeds with an informed
approach.”
Monday’s ruling by U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in
Florida had been expected to go
against the Obama administration. But the scope of the decision in a lawsuit by 26 of the 50
states took some by surprise.
Vinson struck down the entire
law after finding its requirement for nearly all Americans to
carry health insurance uncon-
‘The ruling does not
change the urgent
need for state-based
reforms, nor should
it derail efforts in the
state targeted at fixing
a broken and
unsustainable system.’
— Alabama state Rep.
Greg Wren
stitutional. Another judge who
reached the same conclusion
in a separate case voided the
individual insurance requirement and left everything else in
place.
The administration plans to
appeal both rulings. Meanwhile,
judges in two other cases have
upheld the law. It’s generally
expected that the U.S. Supreme
Court will get the last word, but
that could take another year or
two.
During that time, thousands
of pages of federal regulations
that affect hospitals, doctors,
states, insurers and others will
be written. Among the issues
are new models for hospitals
and medical practices to band
together, and new rules for operating the state insurance markets called for in the law. It adds
up to thousands of jobs and tens
of millions of dollars.
Florida Republican Gov. Rick
Scott said Tuesday he plans to
put the brakes on the state’s
role in implementing the law,
but other players don’t feel that
states can afford to sit on the
sidelines.
“The ruling does not change
the urgent need for state-based
reforms, nor should it derail
efforts in the states targeted
at fixing a broken and unsus-
tainable system,” said Alabama
state Rep. Greg Wren. A Republican who says he agrees that the
law is unconstitutional, Wren
is nonetheless helping to lead
a national task force on implementing it.
Presuming that the Supreme
Court will ultimately rule
against the law “is too risky a
strategy,” said Wren. For example, if states don’t act, the federal Health and Human Services
Department could step in to run
new insurance markets in their
backyards.
No interest group is in as
dicey a position as the insurance industry. After trying to
block passage of the law, it may
end up having to defend its core
requirement that people must
get coverage. That’s because the
law also forbids insurers from
turning away people with preexisting medical conditions.
Unless there’s a way to force
healthy people into the pool,
the insurance system would be
thrown out of balance.
Massive cyclone bears down on N.E. Australian coast
Residents gather in evacuation centers
waiting to flee approaching storm
CAIRNS, Australia (AP) —
Strong winds and driving rain
began buffeting northeast Australia as one of the country’ s
biggest storms bore down today
while residents huddled in evacuation centers or hid at home in
bathrooms behind piles of blankets and mattresses.
Australian leaders issued
dire warnings of potential devastation for cities and towns dotted along a stretch of coast more
than 190 miles (300 kilometers)
long in north Queensland state,
in an area considered the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
The storm will compound
misery in Queensland, which
has already been hit by months
of flooding that killed 35 people
and inundated hundreds of communities. Cyclone Yasi is due
to hit north of the main waterlogged area, but emergency services are already stretched and
the whole state is flood-weary.
“This is a cyclone of savagery
and intensity,” Prime Minister
Julia Gillard said in a nationally
televised news conference as the
storm moved toward the coast.
“People are facing some really
dreadful hours in front of them.”
The first winds began howling throughout Cairns as night
fell today, with the storm expected to make landfall sometime
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Tuesday in an effort to flee from the path of a monster storm bearing down on northeastern Australia.
Cyclone Yasi is forecast to hit the coast late today or early Thursday with wind gusts of around 155
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were told it was too dangerous
for emergency workers to try to
reach them, and they would have
to wait it out, Stewart said.
Power was cut to some 90,000
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Still, many in the storm’s
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“There’s no crying, no hysterics,” said Alcorn, 42. “It’s going
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around midnight.
Dozens of guests at a Cairns
waterfront hotel took cover in
the central ballroom as lights
throughout the building flickered. Staff members pinned
curtains shut over windows that
were in danger of shattering
and handed out flashlights to
everyone.
Barbara Maskei, a 49-yearold tourist from Germany, lay
on the ballroom floor under a
sheet reading a book, as her
20-year-old daughter Annette
and husband Peter dozed beside
her. For her, there will be no
sleep tonight. “I like to keep my
eyes open,” she said as the wind
roared outside.
Winds at the center of the
storm were gusting up to 186
mph (300 kph), and the front was
about 300 miles (500 kilometers)
across. The worst of the winds
were expected to last up to four
hours on the coast, though blustery conditions and heavy rain
could last for 24 hours.
In Innisfail, a town about
55 miles (90 kilometers) south
of Cairns that is nearly in the
direct path of the storm, Mayor
Bill Shannon said he saw the
roof torn off a building near the
local government building where
some 500 people are sheltering.
“We’re just hoping and praying we can all get through the
night,” Shannon said.
At a briefing about two hours
before the storm’s scheduled
landfall, state disaster coordinator Ian Stewart said just
one emergency call had been
received — from six people
in their 60s who feared their
apartment in the resort town
of Port Hinchinbrook would be
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Public meetings
Thursday — Monthly
Mercer County agriculture
breakfast meeting is 7:30
a.m. at the Mercer County
Central Services Building in
Celina. John Leighty, a grain
originator with Trupointe,
will present a 2011 market
outlook.
Saturday — Lake Improvement Association meets at 10
a.m. at the Loyal Order of the
Moose Lodge in Celina.
Monday — Lake Development Corporation meets at 4
p.m. at the Auglaize and Mercer County Convention and
Visitors Bureau on Edgewater Drive near Grand Lake
St. Marys State Park office.
Monday — Celina City
Council’s utility committee
meets at 4 p.m. in the utilities conference room. Afterward, the city’s personnel
and finance committee will
meet.
Monday — Coldwater Park
Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at
the village municipal center.
Monday — Burkettsville
Village Council meets at 7:30
p.m. at the firehouse.
Monday — Fort Recovery
Village Council meets at 7:30
p.m. at the village hall.
Tuesday — Coldwater
Exempted Village Schools
Board of Education meets at
6 p.m. in the central office
annex.
Tuesday
—
Auglaize
County Health Board meets
at 8:30 a.m. at the office in
Wapakoneta.
Tuesday — New Bremen
Village Council meets at
6:30 p.m. at the municipal
building.
Tuesday — Fort Recovery
Local Schools Board of Education meets at 7:30 p.m. in
the board conference room
in the high school.
Tuesday — Parkway Local
Schools Board of Education
meets at 7 p.m. at the high
school community room.
Tuesday — St. Marys City
Schools Board of Education
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the high
school auditorium.
Tuesday — Mercer County
Board of Elections meets at
9 a.m. in the Mercer County
Courthouse.
Feb. 9 — New Bremen Local
Schools Board of Education
meets at 7:30 p.m. at the high
school community room.
Feb. 14 — Marion Local
Schools Board of Education meets at 7:30 p.m. at the
board conference room.
Feb. 14 — Auglaize County
Board of Developmental Disabilities meets at 7:15 p.m.
at the ABC Center in New
Bremen.
Feb. 14 — Lakefield Airport Authority Board meets
at 6 p.m. at the airport in
Montezuma.
Feb. 14 — Coldwater Village Council meets at 7 p.m.
at the village municipal
center.
Feb. 14 — St. Marys City
Council meets at 7 p.m. at the
municipal building.
Feb. 14 — St. Henry Village Council meets at 8 p.m.
in council chambers.
Feb. 14 — Celina City
Schools Board of Education
meets at 6 p.m. in the middle
school media center.
Feb. 15 — Minster Village
Council meets at 6:30 p.m.
at the village administration
building.
Feb. 15 — Coldwater Tree
Commission meets at 7 p.m.
at the village municipal
center.
Feb. 15 — Rockford Village
Council meets at 7:30 p.m. at
the village hall.
Feb. 21 — St. Henry Consolidated Local Schools Board
of Education meets at 7 p.m.
in the high school/media
school media room.
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Multi-million dollar
projects planned
Minster to kick off street
project and wastewater
plant expansion
By MARGIE WUEBKER
mwuebker@dailystandard.com
MINSTER — This year will be an expensive one
as the village kicks off a number of major projects
including expansion of the wastewater treatment
plant and reconstruction of Fourth Street.
Financial officer John Stechschulte unveiled the
annual appropriations package for village council
members Tuesday night. It totals $28,855,000 as
compared to $16,805,861 in 2010.
He noted much of the significant increase comes
from the $8 million wastewater plant expansion
and the $4 million Fourth Street project.
“Once we get over these two, the rest is small
change,” Stechschulte said.
Bid opening for the Fourth Street project is
scheduled to take place Feb. 23, with village
administrator Don Harrod explaining the work
will be done in phases. The first phase runs from
Ohio to Hanover streets, the second to Lincoln and
then on to Main and Garfield streets.
Council will seek input from residents regarding removal of the stop light at Lincoln Street near
Minster Elementary School, which will be closed
next school year. Plans were to replace the light
at $100,000. Council is now considering installing
all the wiring, but not a new light, in the event the
school reopens in the future.
It is doubtful all street work will be completed by
early October when the annual Oktoberfest celebration brings thousands of visitors to the community.
Working in phases should alleviate any problems.
Another project scheduled to commence this
year is cleanup of the former Minster Oil Co. site
now owned by the village.
CTL of Wapakoneta plans to remove at least one
and possibly as many as three underground tanks
along with contaminated soil. Plans call for the
excavated soil to be taken to the village compost
area, where Mother Nature would handle remediation through in situ oxidation. The installation
of new soil completes the $109,600 project financed
with a Brownfield cleanup grant and local match.
Harrod explained village officials first learned
about the presence of the tank or tanks after
checking a 1923 Sanborn Fire Insurance map. The
oil company has been out of business for many
years and no one knew about the tanks at the time
the village purchased the Fourth Street site.
In other action, council members:
• Authorized a $32,000 purchase order to the
city of St. Marys for annual income tax collection
services.
• Learned Tumbusch Construction continues
to remove trees along the Miami and Erie Canal
as part of the ongoing ditch project. The east bank
has been cleared from state Route 119 southward
to Seventh Street. Trees and limbs over 10 inches
in diameter are taken to the village’s compost area,
where the public can cut firewood without charge.
• Received an update on the new 69 KV power
line. Crews energized the line two weeks ago giving
the village a dual feed for greater reliability. Some
work remains at the north and golf course substations so switching capabilities can be fully automated. Completion is expected by early spring.
• Learned Efficiency Smart, a program offered
by American Municipal Power, is now under way.
The program allows the village’s electric customers to take advantage of energy efficiency rebates
and incentives. Information about the program
will be included in March utility bills.
• Heard a report regarding the grinding of
accumulated concrete debris at the compost
pile. The ground material can be used for
backfill on various projects throughout the
community.
Two snowmobilers rescued
By MARGIE WUEBKER
mwuebker@dailystandard.com
Officials at Grand Lake St. Marys State Park
credit the quick action of St. Marys Township firefighters with saving the lives of two snowmobile
drivers who found themselves in frigid water Saturday night.
Michael Stroh, 39, of St. Marys, and Craig Tuente,
22, of Maria Stein, were part of a four-member
group traveling across the ice west of Harmon’s
Landing off Schroeder Road in Auglaize County.
Two snowmobile drivers spotted an area of
open water and were able to stop in time. However,
Stroh and Tuente landed in the water.
Firefighters, equipped with ice rescue equip-
ment, responded to the 9 p.m. accident. A member
of the snowmobile group called 911 via cell phone.
The men were pulled from the water and ambulances transported them to Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. Both were
treated then released, according to interim state
park manager Brian Miller.
“There are acres of open water in the lake,”
Miller said. “Headlights only pick up so much at
night.”
He adds the unfortunate accident should serve
as a warning to other people thinking about taking
snowmobiles onto the ice.
“Those two guys are really lucky,” Miller said.
“As far as I’m concerned, the fire department’s ice
rescue crew saved their lives.”
House votes to create
Kasich’s nonprofit JobsOhio
COLUMBUS (AP) — Economic development
and job creation in Ohio would be guided by a
nine-member private board under a bill passed
Tuesday by the Republican-led state House.
The legislation to set up Gov. John Kasich’s
nonprofit JobsOhio passed on a 59-37 vote, despite
some concerns from state lawmakers that the panel would wield enormous investment and contract
power with little transparency and oversight. The
measure now goes to the GOP-led Senate.
After a partisan debate that lasted several
hours, the passage came on an almost party-line
vote. One Democrat said she sided in error with
Republicans.
House Minority Leader Armond Budish of
Beachwood accused the GOP majority of rushing
the bill through the chamber with limited vetting
because it’s being pushed
by the state’s new Republican governor.
“Being governor requires
answering to the taxpayers of
Ohio,” Budish said. “This bill
makes it clear: John Kasich
doesn’t want to be governor.
He wants to be king.”
Rep.
Ron
Amstutz,
a Wooster Republican,
responded to Budish by
reading a two-word definition of hyperbole: “Obvious
exaggeration.”
“Folks, we have work to
do,” Amstutz added.
Both parties seemed to agree the status quo for
retaining and creating jobs in the state was not
working. Ohio has lost about 400,000 jobs during
the past four years. Ohio’s unemployment rate
was 9.6 percent in December, compared with the
national unemployment rate of 9.4 percent.
The bill sets up a framework for JobsOhio,
whose board includes Kasich as its chair. It’s
intended to eventually replace the Ohio Department of Development.
The department’s interim director would be
required within six months to report back to the
Legislature more specific recommendations on
how the panel will operate based on his review of
the agency’s programs.
Kasich and JobsOhio backers have criticized
department as too slow and bureaucratic to keep
up with business. Instead, they argue a private
panel of executives, industry experts and entrepreneurs is better equipped to spur job growth
than a government-run agency.
“Unlike a government agency, a private economic development corporation can respond to changing markets and partner with the private sector,”
said Rep. Mike Duffey, a Worthington Republican
who sponsored the bill.
Kasich said in a written statement that he
welcomed the House vote, and looked forward to
quick passage in the Senate. “The sooner we can
breathe new life into Ohio’s development efforts
and better focus on job-creation initiatives, the
sooner we can begin reviving Ohio’s economy and
creating jobs.”
The bill calls for JobsOhio to do much of its
work in private. Certain records would be exempt
from disclosure under Ohio public records law.
The panel would have four
public meetings a year but
could have closed-doors
talks about its negotiations
with businesses.
Its members would be
appointed by the governor
and would serve at his pleasure. They wouldn’t be paid
but would be reimbursed
for expenses.
“These volunteers have
nothing to gain and nothing
— Vernon Sykes,
to lose,” said Rep. Vernon
Akron Democrat
Sykes, an Akron Democrat.
“Who has the ability to lose
something? That’s the people of the state.”
The bill allows Development Director Mark
Kvamme to use $1 million in the agency’s existing
funds to finance the start-up of JobsOhio. Kasich
has said he also plans to ask the private sector for
money to fund the new entity.
The state inspector general would be allowed
to investigate complaints filed against the board.
JobsOhio would also produce an annual report
detailing the names and salaries of staff members.
An independent certified public accountant would
conduct a yearly financial audit, and Republican
State Auditor David Yost would have authority to
audit all public funds handled by the panel.
The Republican lawmakers defeated Democratic attempts to make certain changes to the
bill, including prohibiting members from getting
bonuses and opening up its meetings and records.
“You can say that you are open for business,” said
Rep. Matt Lundy, D-Elyria, “But you can’t tell the
taxpayers that you can’t look inside the windows.”
‘These volunteers have
nothing to gain and nothing
to lose. Who has the ability
to lose something?
That’s the people
of the state.’
Associated Press
Punxsutawney Phil, the weather predicting groundhog, crawls off
the shoulder of handler Ben Hughes during the annual Groundhog
Day festivities today in Punxsutawney, Pa. The Groundhog Club
claimed that Phil did not see his shadow and predicted that winter
has ended on Groundhog Day.
Buckeye Chuck
predicts early spring
MARION (AP) — Ohio’s
groundhog forecaster agrees
with his better-known Pennsylvania cousin that an early spring
is on the way.
In a live broadcast on WMRN
radio, his handlers in Marion in
central Ohio said Buckeye Chuck
did not see his shadow around
dawn today, Groundhog Day.
Legend has it that no shadow
means a shorter winter.
A few minutes earlier, Penn-
sylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil
emerged and made a similar
forecast. Phil’s handlers say he
also failed to see his shadow.
The Groundhog Day tradition
comes from a German superstition that calls for bad weather
if an animal casts a shadow on
Feb. 2, the Christian holiday of
Candlemas.
The Ohio Legislature made
Buckeye Chuck the state’s official groundhog in 1979.
News briefs
Cincinnati offers
tax amnesty to
help with budget
CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati has launched a short-term
tax amnesty program with the
goal of collecting $1.8 million in
unpaid taxes to help balance the
city budget.
City Finance Director Reginald Zeno tells The Cincinnati
Enquirer the city is owed about
$16 million from its 2.1 percent
earnings tax on individuals who
live or work in Cincinnati, and
from its earnings tax on companies. The amount outstanding
includes interest and penalties.
The amnesty period runs
through March. Vice Mayor
Roxanne Qualls said Tuesday
it’s a chance for people to come
clean and “get straight” with city
government.
The offer is the first since a
2004 tax amnesty that brought in
more than $776,000. At that time,
the city also was struggling with
a budget deficit.
Ohio rep. proposes
retiree changes in
state pension bill
COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio
lawmaker has proposed structural changes to the state’s five public
pension systems that he says are
intended to ensure their future
ability to pay retiree benefits.
Republican state Rep. Lynn
Wachtmann of Napoleon said a
bill introduced Tuesday is based
on the pension funds’ own recommendations. Those include
adjustments in employee contributions, retirement eligibility,
benefit formulas, cost-of-living
increases and retiree payouts. In
most cases, employees will pay
more and receive less.
The five funds are the Public
Employees Retirement System,
State Teachers Retirement System, School Employees Retirement System, Ohio Police &
Fire Pension Fund and Highway Patrol Retirement System.
The changes would affect about
1.7 million members, retirees,
dependents and beneficiaries.
Wachtmann says the bill has
been assigned to a committee
and will begin a thorough review.
Ohio company sued
over Amish
fireplace claims
Managed-care
CLEVELAND (AP) — Five
people have sued an Ohio com- company to pay
pany over whether its fireplaces
cut heating bills sharply and are $26M settlement
made in the United States by
Amish workers.
The lawsuit was filed Monday in Cleveland federal court.
It asks that it be made a class
action on behalf of anyone with
similar complaints against Heat
Surge LLC, which is based in
North Canton.
The lawsuit says Heat Surge
fireplaces boasting “genuine
Amish mantles” were inefficient. It
says parts were made in China and
didn’t involve Amish workers in
the U.S. as implied in advertising.
There was no immediate comment from the company about
the lawsuit on Tuesday. The company says on its website it prides
itself on the superior quality of
its products.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified
damages.
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Justice Department says an Ohiobased managed health care company and its corporate entities
will pay $26 million to resolve
allegations that they submitted
false data and received millions
of dollars in Medicaid reimbursements for health care services it did not provide.
Government officials said
Tuesday that Dayton-based
CareSource, CareSource Management Group Co. and CareSource USA Holding Co. agreed
to pay the United States and the
state of Ohio to settle a whistleblower action filed by two former
CareSource employees.
CareSource CEO Pamela Morris denies the allegations, but
says the company wanted to
close the matter.
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THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
Ohio high court dips
into lake property case
By JULIE CARR SMYTH
Associated Press
Associated Press
Exile Tibetan Buddhist nuns today carry portraits of their third
most important leader Ugyen Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa,
covered with Tibetan ceremonial scarves during a support rally to
the Gyuto monastery in Dharmsala, India.
Tibetan Buddhists in India
rally to support leader
DHARMSALA, India (AP) —
Thousands of followers of Tibetan Buddhism’s third most important leader marched today to
show their support after authorities questioned the source of
more than a million dollars at his
headquarters in northern India.
Police and revenue officials
have twice interviewed Ugyen
Thinley Dorje, the 17th Karmapa,
and his aides about the source
of the $1.35 million in a range
of foreign currencies found at
the Gyuto Tantric Monastery last
weekend.
Representatives of the Karmapa — seen as one of the Dalai
Lama’s potential successors —
say the money was part of donations his followers offer when
they visit the monastery to seek
his blessings. The amount of cash,
however, concerned police, who
thought the sums were too large
to be merely from donations.
The raids are unprecedented and particularly surprising
since the Karmapa is revered by
Tibetans and Buddhists across
India. India has gone to great
lengths to provide asylum to the
Dalai Lama and other Buddhist
leaders who have fled Tibet.
Hundreds of Tibetan monks
and nuns in their traditional
maroon robes were joined in
their march by ordinary Tibetans carrying Buddhist flags and
portraits of the Karmapa. Softly
chanting slogans, they walked
solemnly through the streets
of the northern Indian town of
Dharmsala, carrying signs that
read, “Karmapa is innocent. Let
truth prevail.”
The Karmapa addressed his
supporters, and told them not to
worry.
“All these troubles will be
solved in due course in accordance with legal procedures,” he
said.
The 24-year-old Karmapa a
member of a different religious
order from the Dalai Lama but it
is widely thought he will succeed
the 75-year-old leader.
The probe has put the Kermapa on the defensive and left his
aides scrambling to protest his
innocence of any wrongdoing.
Aides of the Karmapa tried
today to distance the young spiritual leader from the monetary
and administrative functions of
his office.
“The office manages all the
worldly affairs of His Holiness
the Karmapa, including handling the donations and administering the finances,” Karma
Topden, a spokesman, said in a
statement.
Indian media had initially
carried reports that the Karmapa could be a Chinese agent sent
to India to become a leader of
exiled Tibetan Buddhists who
have made their home there.
Around $130,000 of the money
found at the monastery was in
Chinese yuan.
The Karmapa escaped from
Tibet in 2000 — as the Dalai
Lama did decades earlier. Since
then, he has been living in the
monastery in Sidhbari, just outside of Dharmsala.
China’s government reviles
the Dalai Lama, accusing him
of pushing for independence for
Tibet and sowing trouble there.
A boy named by the Dalai Lama
as the second-highest Tibetan
spiritual leader, or the Panchen
Lama, disappeared in 1995,
shortly afterward and China
selected another boy.
Topden said the Chinese currency seized by police included
notes ranging from 1 yuan to
larger denominations, “proving
that they have come from multiple individual sources.”
Dharmsala has been the headquarters of the self-declared
Tibetan government-in-exile
since the Dalai Lama fled the
Himalayan region in 1959.
COLUMBUS — The Ohio
Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a case that pits
thousands of lakefront property
owners fed up with trespassers
against a state agency’s rules that
establish public access along
Lake Erie.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources wants to allow limited public access to the portion
of the beach that’s “sometimes
wet, sometimes dry” — where
someone could enjoy a walk in the
surf or step out of a fishing boat
for a picnic without being charged
with trespassing.
“Our view is it’s not affecting
the property owners’ rights — to
the extent that if it’s happening
below your property line it’s not
affecting you at all,” assistant
Attorney General Stephen Carney told justices.
Gregory Baeppler of Bay Village, chairman of the Ohio Lakefront Group behind the suit, says
he’s miffed at having to clean up
broken beer bottles, chase off
campers, and fend off pit bull
owners on his private beach —
land he says he owns fair and
square.
“What’s important is that I own
property there, I have a deed that
says that it goes to the low water
mark, and I have exclusive use of
my property, or I should,” Baeppler said after watching Tuesday’s
hearing. “But under the ODNR
ruling, I wouldn’t have that.”
The case involves a maelstrom
of weighty topics: a person’s right
to control activity on their private
property, the ability of Ohioans
to enjoy recreation along one the
Great Lakes, and questions of
where land ends and water starts
that have been debated for more
than 200 years.
Some 15,500 property owners
filed the underlying lawsuit in
2004, disputing ODNR rules written on public access under thenGov. Bob Taft and arguing that
they shouldn’t have to buy leases
from the state to put docks and
other structures along the shore.
A lower court in the summer of
2009 sided with the residents,
ruling that their rights extend
to the water line. Former Ohio
Attorney General Richard Cordray filed an appeal.
Speaking after the hearing,
state Sen. Tim Grendell, a Republican lawyer from Chesterland
Great food. Good neighbor.
Study: Students need more
paths to career success
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO
Associated Press
The current U.S. education
system is failing to prepare millions of young adults for successful careers by providing a
one-size-fits-all approach, and it
should take a cue from its European counterparts by offering
greater emphasis on occupational
instruction, a Harvard University
study published today concludes.
The two-year study by the
Pathways to Prosperity Project at
the Harvard University Graduate
School of Education notes that
while much emphasis is placed in
high school on going on to a fouryear college, only 30 percent of
young adults in the United States
successfully complete a bachelor’s degree.
While the number of jobs that
require no post-secondary education have declined, the researchers note that only one-third of the
jobs created in the coming years
are expected to need a bachelor’s
degree or higher. Roughly the
same amount will need just an
associate’s degree or an occupational credential.
“What I fear is the continuing
problem of too many kids dropping by the wayside and the other
problem of kids going into debt,
and going into college but not
completing with a degree or certificate,” said Robert Schwartz,
who heads the project and is
academic dean of the Harvard
Graduate School of Education.
“Almost everybody can cite some
kid who marched off to college
because it was the only socially
legitimate thing to do but had no
real interest.”
The report highlights an issue
that has been percolating among
education circles: That school
reform should include more
emphasis on career-driven alternatives to a four-year education.
The study recommends a
“comprehensive pathways network” that would include three
elements: embracing multiple
approaches to help youth make
the transition to adulthood,
involving the nation’s employers
in things like work-based learning, and creating a new social
compact with young people.
The idea of providing more
alternatives, rather than emphasizing a four-year college education for all, hasn’t been without
controversy. Critics fear students
who opt early for a vocational
approach might limit their
options later on, or that disadvantaged students at failing schools
would be pushed into technical
careers and away from the highly selective colleges where their
numbers are already very slim.
“You’ve got to work on both
fronts at once,” Schwartz said,
arguing for intensifying efforts to
get more low-income and minority students into selective institutions while strengthening the
capacity of two-year colleges.
The study recommends that all
major occupations be clearly outlined at the start of high school.
Students would see directly how
their course choices prepare
them careers that interest them
— but still be able to change their
minds. Students should also be
given more opportunities for
work-based learning, such as job
shadowing and internships.
Students, the researchers recommend, should get career counseling and work-related opportunities early on — no later than
middle school. In high school, students would have access to educational programs designed with
the help of industry leaders, and
they’d be able to participate in
paid internships.
The report notes that many
European countries already have
such an approach, and that their
youth tend to have a smoother
transition into adulthood.
long involved in the case, called
the Natural Resources interpretation “absurd.” He said the
beaches in question simply aren’t
public. He suggested if the state
can allow public access to private
waterfront property in this case,
those living along the Ohio River
or other lakes and rivers could be
the next targets.
“The state of Ohio is simply
defending traditional law and
is not interested in taking away
anyone’s private property,” Carney said after the hearing.
Carney said no one was advocating having strangers run
through someone’s front yard to
get to their beach — only that a
few feet of those properties accessible from public areas be open to
some limited purposes.
“So when can they exclude
people from walking along their
shore when they’re not actually in
the water seems to me to become
the essential question that a lot
of the parties are raising,” said
Justice Paul Pfeifer.
Baeppler said his granddaughter often can’t safely use his
beach, adjacent to a 40-plus mile
stretch of public beach, for weeks
in the summer because of the
broken glass and bonfire debris.
Three busloads of property owners with similar concerns had
been expected at the hearing, but
were waylaid by Tuesday’s ice
storm.
Property owner, Homer Taft,
argued that lakeshore residents
deserve to control activities not
only to the “usual shoreline,” but
to the low water mark of the lake.
He cited long precedent.
“The public has the right to use
the waters,” he said. “What is at
issue here today is the ownership
and control of the soil.”
Grendell said the administration of former Gov. Ted Strickland eventually sided with property owners on the matter, but
Cordray continued to defend the
policy, unsolicited, on behalf of
the state. That strategy is now a
legal question in the case.
Carney could not say precisely
who he was representing Tuesday — only that he was there for
the state to advocate a balanced
solution for all Ohioans that
respected both property rights
and the public trust.
Grendell accused Cordray’s
successor, Republican Mike DeWine, of reversing on the Strickland
administration’s legal position by
pursuing the appeal.
NEW
Associated Press
Paul Dumas Jr., left, speaks with Rep. Sheryl Briggs, of Mexico,
Tuesday in Augusta, Maine, about a bill sponsored by Briggs to
allow people with one arm to have switchblades.
One-armed man wants
Maine to allow switchblade
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A
one-armed horseman is asking
Maine lawmakers to allow amputees like him to carry switchblade knives, which are otherwise illegal.
Paul Dumas Jr. of the Maine
town of Mexico says that with
only one arm — he lost the other
to an electrical accident as a
teenager — he can’t react quickly
enough in emergency situations
like at an equestrian event he
attended a few years ago.
“This is very selfish,” said
Dumas, also an attorney, who
currently is forced to use folding knives. “I’m tired of opening
knives with my teeth.”
Like federal law, Maine statutes prohibit possession and
distribution of spring-loaded
blades. The federal law does
allow an exemption for possession and transportation on federal property by a person with one
arm, provided the blade itself
is less than 3 inches long, said
Donald Clark, an assistant U.S.
attorney in Maine.
State Rep. Sheryl Briggs of
Mexico, at Dumas’ request, is
asking for Maine to build a similar exemption into its law that
would apply all over the state,
not just on public property. The
bill is awaiting a public hearing.
The proposal is rare, if not
unique. Neither Clark nor Briggs
was aware of any other states
that have or are seeking such
exemptions. An official with an
organization that represents 2
million people with limb loss
at r
you
agreed.
“We have never heard of or
been part of anything like that,”
said Dan Ignescewski, government relations coordinator
for the Amputee Coalition of
America.
Dumas, who uses a letter
opener to tear into envelopes at
work, lost his right arm when he
suffered an electrical burn as a
teenager.
The owner of four horses, he
likes to carry a knife when riding — just in case — but refuses
to use a non-folding sheath knife
because it would pose a danger if
he fell. So he ends up bringing a
folding knife.
“I would not go on a trail ride
without a knife,” he said.
Dumas recalled that a few
years ago at a horseback skills
event, a horse got tangled in rope
and fell to the ground. Someone
called out, asking whether anyone had a knife to free the struggling animal.
“I did have a folding knife that
I carried on my belt,” Dumas
said. “If I had been closer, I
would have been the one with a
knife.”
Briggs and Dumas met Tuesday with a state police official to
refine the bill and make sure it
allows what’s intended.
“If they wanted me to register
the knife with the chief of police
in my town, I wouldn’t have a
problem with that,” Dumas said.
“We’re not trying to hide anything — just trying to get Maine
in line with federal law.”
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Obituaries
Charles Slone
Charles J. Slone, 77, St. Marys, died at 6:09 p.m.
Jan. 30, 2011, at his home.
He was born June 8, 1933, in
Slone Fork, Ky., to Lawrence
and Elizabeth Triplett Slone.
On March 31, 1954, he married,
Margaret Louise Wicker, who is
deceased.
Surviving are four children,
Margie (Dr. Mitchell) Henry,
Dublin, Rickie (Pam) Slone,
Wetzel, Tami Perez, Lima, and
Christopher (Stephanie), Slone,
Slone
St. Marys; two sisters, Shirley
(James) Wicker, St. Marys, and
JoAnn Kantner, St. Marys; a brother, Wayne
Slone, Hindman, Ky.; 12 grandchildren and 14
great-grandchildren.
Deceased are two brothers, Holland and Berlin
Slone.
He retired from the St. Marys Foundry Co.
where he worked in production for many years.
Services are 10 a.m. Friday at Miller-Long &
Folk Funeral Home in St. Marys, Brother Gary
Mosley officiating. Burial is at Resthaven Gardens
near St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American
Heart Association at http://donate.americanheart.org.
Condolences may be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
Hilda Rosenbeck
Hilda R. Rosenbeck, 84, Wendelin, died at 9 a.m.
Feb. 1, 2011, at Briarwood Village
in Coldwater.
She was born Dec. 5, 1926,
in Sharpsburg to Edward and
Louisa Muhlenkamp Feltz.
On Jan. 24, 1948, she married
Sylvester Rosenbeck, who
survives.
Also surviving are four sons,
Jim (Patty) Rosenbeck, Wendelin, John (Betty) Rosenbeck,
Sharpsburg, Joe Rosenbeck,
Rosenbeck
Wendelin, and Rich (Sandy)
Rosenbeck, Wendelin; two
daughters, Lucy (Virgil) Tobe,
Wendelin, and Alice (Ted) Dull, St. Marys; a
brother, Norbert (Wilma) Feltz, Liberty, S.C.;
two sisters, Agnes Wenning, Huber Heights, and
Mary Moeller, Celina; 19 grandchildren and 20
great-grandchildren.
Deceased is a grandson; two brothers, Joseph
Feltz and Edward Feltz Jr.; a sister, Rosemary
Edge; three brothers-in-law, Roy Edge, Edward
Wenning and Louis Moeller.
She operated Rosenbeck Poultry and was a
member of the St. Wendelin Catholic Church in
Wendelin and its Altar Sodality. She also was an
active blood donor.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
church, the Rev. Tom Hemm officiating. Burial is
at the church cemetery.
Calling is 2-8 p.m. Friday and 9-9:45 a.m. Saturday at Brockman-Boeckman Funeral Home in Fort
Recovery.
Condolences may be left at www.brockmanboeckmanfh.com.
John Steen
John P. “Jack” Steen, 82, Celina, died Feb. 1,
2011.
Services are pending at Cisco Funeral Home in
Celina.
James Kleinhenz
James G. Kleinhenz, 82, St. Marys, died at
9:35 p.m. Jan. 28, 2011, in the emergency room of
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital, St.
Marys.
Due to the winter storm, the funeral Mass date
has changed.
Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Marys. Burial is at Gethsemane Cemetery in St. Marys.
Carmela Boninsegna
Carmela Angelia “Angel” Boninsegna, 19, St.
Marys, died at 4:30 a.m. Jan. 29,
2011, at her home.
She was born Apr. 25, 1991,
in Austell, Ga., to David P. and
Rosemary V. Figel Boninsegna.
Her father and stepmother, Anne
Boninsegna, survive in Ottawa;
her mother and stepfather, Terry
McElroy, survive in St. Marys.
Also surviving is a twin sister,
Annie (David) Harrington, Ottawa;
four brothers, David Boninsegna II, St. Marys, T.J. McElroy, St.
Boninsegna
Marys, Bradley McElroy, St. Marys,
and Dawson Boninsegna, Ottawa;
three sisters, Amber McElroy, St. Marys, Lillian
Joseph, Ottawa, and Zoe Boninsegna, Ottawa; maternal grandparents, Jack (Ginger) Figel, Ocala, Fla.; and
paternal stepgrandfather, Donald Halker Sr., Ottawa.
Deceased are grandparents, Paul and Phyllis
Boninsegna, Leo McElroy, Anna McElroy-Thomas,
Lillian Halker and Doyt Thomas.
She was a 2010 graduate of Memorial High
School in St. Marys and participated in Track,
FCA, FCCLA, SADD and choir. She was a member
of Living Hope Assembly of God in St. Marys and
its youth group.
Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at
the church, the Rev. Randy McKinney officiating.
Burial is at Elm Grove Cemetery in St. Marys.
Calling is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Ronald McDonald House of Cincinnati.
Condolences may be left at www.millerfuneralhomes.net.
Arrangements are being handled by Miller
Funeral Home in St. Marys.
Sylvan Siegrist
Sylvan Peter Paul Siegrist, 89, Cassella, died at
7:35 p.m. Jan. 28, 2011, at The Gardens at St. Henry.
Due to the winter storm, Mass and calling times
have been changed.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Nativity
of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Cassella. Burial with military rites is at the church cemetery.
Calling is 9-10 a.m. Saturday at Hogenkamp
Funeral Home in St. Henry.
John Wendeln
John M. Wendeln, 68, Fort Loramie, died Jan. 31,
2011, at Elmwood Assisted Living in New Bremen.
He was born Feb. 9, 1942, to Harry and Arnolda
Hilgefort Wendeln. On Oct. 21, 1967, he married Mary
C. Nieport, who survives.
Also surviving are two children, Cathy (Kelly) Alexander,
Troy, and Scott (Sandra) Wendeln, Fort Loramie; two siblings,
Theodore (Gail) Wendeln, Fort
Loramie, and Charles (Kay) Wendeln, Russia; sisters- and brothersin-law, Laura Wendeln, Turlock,
Calif., Irma Wendeln, Sidney, Paul
(Marsha) Nieport, Versailles, Walter (Vivian) Nieport, Greenville,
Irene Jones, New Weston, Rosella
Wendeln
(Ed) McClurg, St. Sebastian, and
Bob Gerling, Versailles; and four
grandchildren.
Deceased are siblings, Al and Mary Jean, Don
and Leo Wendeln, Rita and Ed Hasselman; father
and mother-in-law Ferd and Frances Nieport; and
brothers- and sisters-in-law, Paul Jones, Rita Gerling and Martha Nieport.
He was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church
in Fort Loramie, the Apostleship of Prayer and St.
Denis Knights of Columbus Council. He retired
from Fort Loramie Cast Stone Products where he
was part owner and operator of the family business.
Funeral Mass is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the
church, the Rev. Steven Shoup officiating. Burial is
at the church cemetery.
Calling is 3-8 p.m. Friday and 9-10 a.m. Saturday
at Gehret Funeral Home in Fort Loramie.
Memorials may be made to the Elmwood of New
Bremen, Reminiscence Neighborhood.
Condolences may be left at www.gehretfuneralhome.com. Dad gets 20 years for fire that killed 2 kids
CIRCLEVILLE (AP) — A man
convicted of involuntary manslaughter in a house fire that
killed his two young sons “failed
miserably” at protecting his children, a judge said when sentencing him to 20 years in prison.
On Monday, a jury in Pickaway County in southwest Ohio
found Wesley Coonrod guilty of
two counts of involuntary man-
slaughter, while acquitting him
of murder and arson charges in
the deaths of Thomas Coonrod,
4, and Steven Coonrod, 3.
The boys died March 7 in their
Greenfield home in Highland
County. Coonrod was found guilty
last year on child endangering
charges, but the Highland County
jury couldn’t reach a unanimous
verdict on murder and arson
charges. His second trial was
moved to Circleville in Pickaway
County because of publicity.
Police said Coonrod appeared
intoxicated at the time of the
fire, which prosecutors accused
Coonrod of setting. Coonrod’s
attorneys argued the fire was
accidental.
THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
5
Filing false report lands
Coldwater couple in court
By MARGIE WUEBKER
mwuebker@dailystandard.com
Two Coldwater residents facing charges of filing a false report of police officer misconduct
will appear in Celina Municipal Court at 9 a.m.
Thursday.
Shawn R. Severt, 25, and Mandi L. Gibbons, 30,
both of 404 E. North St., were taken into custody
Friday afternoon when Coldwater Police arrived
on their doorstep with warrants stemming from a
Dec. 11 incident.
Officers found more than they expected after
noting a strong odor of burnt marijuana. Authorities subsequently seized a glass jar containing a
substance believed to be marijuana as well as rolling papers.
The earlier incident dealing with the false
report occurred when Coldwater Patrolman Dave
Powell and Sgt. Jason Miller went to the couple’s
home to serve traffic citations — one charging
Severt for driving without an operator’s license
and another alleging Gibbons allowed an unlicensed person to drive her vehicle.
Severt claimed he attempted to re-enter the
house at one point, but Powell grabbed him and
pushed him against the doorjamb. He also claimed
the officer had an arm against his neck to hold him
there. The couple also stated Powell poked Severt
in the chest.
A video camera Miller was wearing at the time
recorded both audio and video of actions taking
place in front of the officer. A subsequent investigation determined Powell had no physical contact
with Severt. One of three witnesses also confirmed
there was no contact, according to police chief
Randy Waltmire.
The couple also face charges of drug possession
and possession of drug paraphernalia in addition to making a false report, a first-degree misdemeanor. They are free on bond pending court
appearances.
The Coldwater Police Department purchased
the body-worn cameras about two years ago to supplement video and audio recordings done inside
cruisers. Waltmire said the cameras have proven
“invaluable” in providing evidence that was not
available in the past.
For the record
Municipal court
Judge James Scheer handled
the following cases in Celina
Municipal Court:
Jason L. Williams, 32, 320 S.
Brandon Ave., Celina, pleaded
no contest to persistent disorderly conduct. Sentence: 30 days
jail; time in jail handles costs.
Defendant also was ordered to
attend one Alcoholics Anonymous meeting per week and
obtain counseling.
Jessica L. Starr, 23, 6128 state
Route 117, Rockford, pleaded
no contest to theft. Sentence: 30
days jail with 20 days suspended
on condition defendant has no
like or similar violations for two
years. Time in jail handles costs.
A charge of assault against
Lonnie W. Gentry, 63, Ohio City,
was dismissed at the request of
city law director Kevin McKirnan. Costs were assessed.
A charge of failure to file city
income tax against Stephanie
L. Lickteig, 25, 1110 Princeton
Ave., Celina, was dismissed at
the request of the tax administrator. Costs were assessed.
Fined and assessed costs
was: Edward Waldman Jr., 49,
4609 state Route 29, Celina,
$18.50, open container in a public place.
Accident
A local man was injured in
a two-vehicle accident along
Harris Road, north of Oldtown
Road, near Celina. The mishap
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according to Mercer County
Sheriff’s Office reports.
Daniel A. Germann, 28, 7698
Erastus-Durbin Road, Celina,
was stopped northbound when
he reportedly noticed another vehicle approaching from
behind. Germann activated
his emergency lights and then
accelerated in an unsuccessful
attempt to avoid a collision. Ril
T. Miller, 85, 816 Elm St., Celina,
failed to stop his 1999 Mercury
van in time and struck the rear
of Germann’s 2000 Chevy pickup truck.
Miller was taken by ambulance to Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater. Both
heavily damaged vehicles were
towed from the scene.
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THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
6
Uncle Sam in
the driver’s seat
George F. Will
Disregard Barack Obama’s Carl Levin and Rep. Sander
rhetorical cotton candy about Levin have a combined 60 years
aspiring to be transformative. of Capitol Hill tenure, and an
He is just another practitio- innovation. Like most liberals’
ner of reactionary liberalism new ideas, theirs is to make an
and champion of a government old idea more expensive. The
unchastened by its multiplying day of the CBO’s dark forecast,
the Levins said that the governfailures.
ment should double the scope of
The
word
its program to bribe people to
“entitlements”
buy a kind of car the government
was
absent
likes much more than do buyers
from his nearof cars.
ly 7,000-word
The government already
State of the
offers $7,500 tax incentives for
Union address
people who buy electric cars
— a $183 milsuch as the $32,780 Nissan Leaf
lion
speech
and, more to the point, General
that
meanMotors’ $41,000 Chevrolet Volt.
dered for 61
Will
As The Post’s Peter Whoriskey
minutes as the
reported, these prices are “well
nation’s debt
above” those of “comparably
grew $3 million a minute. He exhorted lis- sized cars with gasoline engines
teners to “win the future” by that can cost about $20,000.”
Obama’s goal of getting 1
remembering the past.
On May 10, 1869, at Promon- million such cars on America’s
tory Summit, in the Utah Terri- roads by 2015 cannot be met
tory, a golden spike was driven unless innovative government
to celebrate the joining of the rigs the market. Introduced in
Union Pacific and Central Pacif- 2008, the $7,500 bribe was limic railroads. In the 1960s, the ited to the first 250,000 cars.
United States sent men to the Under Obama’s stimulus, it was
moon. Obama said: Today’s gov- expanded to 200,000 per manuernment should take more con- facturer. The Levins, uttering
trol of the nation’s resources so liberalism’s timeless rallying cry
it can do innovative things akin (“More!”) want it to cover 500,000
to building the transcontinental per manufacturer.
The Levins’ applied liberrailroad and exploring space.
The nation heard: You should alism is regressive because it
trust the government whose conscripts all taxpayers into
recent innovations include the subsidizing a fortunate few: As
ethanol debacle that, four days Whoriskey reported, the subsidy
before the State of the Union, the would flow to “early adopters” of
government expanded. And you a new kind of car, and they “genshould surrender more resourc- erally tend to be affluent.” es to the government whose But this is “all about economic
recent innovations include the and national security,” says Robwild proliferation of subprime bie Diamond, president of the
Electrificamortgages.
tion Coalition.
Obama spoke
It repreto a nation limping into a sixth
So, a program ‘works’ if sents, among
peoyear of declinit pays people enough to others,
ple who sell
ing
housing
prices (housing get them to do something electricity
and related
accounts
for
products and
about one-quarthey otherwise would
those
who
ter of houseconsider irrational — want to sell
holds’ assets),
electric cars.
with an addito buy something so
The
coalitional 10 to 20
leadpercent decline overpriced it would fail in tion’s
ers
include
likely. With 5
an unrigged market.
Carlos Ghosn,
million houseNissan’s chief
holds at least
executive, and
two
months’
delinquent on their mortgage Jeff Immelt, GE’s chief executive
payments and 5.5 million house- and (simultaneously) chairman
holds with mortgages at least 20 of Obama’s Council on Jobs and
percent larger than the value Competitiveness.
of their houses, more housing Diamond says that electric
foreclosures will probably take cars will help prevent Ameriplace this year than the 1 million ca from being “hostage to one
in 2010, when sales of new homes fuel source produced in the
hit a 47-year low. It is indeed world’s unstable and often-hosamazing what innovative govern- tile regions.” America’s two
largest sources of imported oil
ment can accomplish.
The day after Obama told the are Canada and Mexico. Both
nation that the key to prosperity Levins oppose tapping the large
is creativity defined by this gov- oil reserves in Alaska’s Arctic
ernment and propelled by more National Wildlife Refuge.
government spending (“invest- The Levins’ innovation could
ment”), the Congressional Budget cost $19 billion over 10 years, but
Office said that this year’s budget if it does, says Sander, “it means
gap is widening to $1.5 trillion, that the program worked.” So,
making the national debt 70 per- a program “works” if it pays
cent of gross domestic product, people enough to get them to
do something they otherwise
up from 40 percent in 2008.
But Michigan’s Levin brothers would consider irrational — to
remain faithful to Obamanom- buy something so overpriced it
ics, which holds that prosper- would fail in an unrigged marity is just around the corner — ket. If it “works,” the cry will be:
if government spends more on “More!”
innovations it imagines. Sen.
Jeb Bush and Newt Gingrich
States should have option of bankruptcy protection
During the 2008 financial
crisis, the federal government
reacted in a frantic, ad-hoc fashion, tapping taxpayers for bailouts galore, running roughshod
over the rights of bondholders
and catching the American people unaware and unprepared.
In contrast, we still have time to
prepare for the looming crisis
threatening to engulf California, Illinois, New York and other
state governments.
The new Congress has the
opportunity to prepare a fair,
orderly, predictable and lawful approach to help struggling
state governments address their
financial challenges without
resorting to wasteful bailouts.
This approach begins with a new
chapter in the federal Bankruptcy Code that provides for voluntary bankruptcy by states, a
proven option already available
to all cities and towns across
America.
The figures for next year’s
budgets are staggering. California, which faces a $25.4 billion budget shortfall, will pay
$100,000-plus pensions to more
than 12,000 state and municipal
retirees this year. A Stanford
study puts the state’s unfunded
pension obligations at more than
half a trillion dollars. Illinois
has a $15 billion budget deficit, prompting its governor and
lame-duck legislature to hike
its personal income tax rate by
66 percent. New York, where 73
percent of the government workforce is unionized, is staring at a
$10 billion deficit.
There has been an organized
federal bankruptcy process for
municipalities since the 1930s,
and a handful of cities, towns
and counties — most notably California’s Orange County in 1994
— have gone through municipal
bankruptcy and put their fiscal
houses in order. A bankruptcy
option for the states would look
very similar to Chapter 9 municipal bankruptcy, with some necessary modifications.
First, as with municipal bankruptcy, it would have to be completely voluntary. This means
that neither the federal govern-
ment nor state creditors could
push an unwilling state into
bankruptcy, no matter how catastrophic the state’s finances may
be, as this would violate the U.S.
Constitution’s protection for a
state’s sovereign immunity.
Second, as with municipal
bankruptcy, a new bankruptcy
law would allow states in default
or in danger of default to reorganize their finances free from
their union contractual obligations. In such a reorganization, a
state could propose to terminate
some, all or none of its government employee union contracts
and establish new compensation rates, work rules, etc. The
new law could also allow states
an opportunity to reform their
bloated, broken and underfunded pension systems for current
and future workers. The lucrative pay and benefits packages
that government employee
unions have received from obliging politicians over the years
are perhaps the most significant
hurdles for many states trying to
restore fiscal health.
Third, the new law should
allow for the restructuring of a
state’s debt and other contractual obligations. In a voluntary
bankruptcy scenario, states, like
municipalities, will have every
incentive to file a reorganization
plan that protects state bondholder claims and their ultimate
recovery. States will evaluate
their future access to bond markets and their prospective borrowing rates as they formulate
the optimal restructuring plan.
Congressional Republicans
will not — and should not — succeed in persuading the Obama
administration to resume workplace raids to detain and deport
illegal immigrants.
The administration has been
effectively enforcing immigration
laws without recourse to such
raids, which have disrupted families and resulted in the detention
of immigrants for minor offenses
such as carrying a forged driver’s license or using a fraudulent
Social Security number. Instead,
Immigration
and
Customs
Enforcement has concentrated
its resources on apprehending
immigrants accused of serious
crimes and fining employers that
encourage illegal immigration by
continuing to hire undocumented
workers.
As Los Angeles Times staff
writer Brian Bennett report-
ed, the Obama administration
has quadrupled the number of
employer audits and fined businesses $6.9 million in fiscal 2010,
compared with $675,000 in 2008.
Deportations are also up, from
369,221 in 2008 to 392,862 in fiscal 2010. More than 195,000 criminals were deported in 2010, a
70 percent increase over 2008.
These numbers suggest that the
administration is not underenforcing immigration laws, as
Republicans claim, but has set
reasonable priorities and is pursuing them.
The fact remains that the
administration’s
selective
enforcement of the law, defensible as it is on fiscal and humanitarian grounds, feeds a narrative that the administration
and Democrats in general don’t
really object to illegal immigration and that “comprehensive
If government employee union bosses know that they
could have all their contracts annulled under federal
bankruptcy law, either through a plan of
reorganization voluntarily entered into by state
leaders or by the voters through proposition, they may
be far more willing to work with state governments
to restructure government employee union
workforces, pensions and work rules.
When California refused
to bail out Orange County, the
county entered bankruptcy
and emerged within 18 months.
Within three years, the county
returned to an investment grade
rating, and it repaid 100 percent of the principal of the vast
majority of its investors by 2000
without raising taxes.
The lesson is that voluntary
bankruptcy offers taxpayers
the option to restructure state
finances responsibly to achieve
long-term fiscal health — which
can only improve California’s
bond rating since it is the worst
in the nation — instead of simply
having to accept the Sacramento
solution of another tax increase.
Fourth, the federal judge
reviewing the state’s reorganization plan would have the power
only to accept the plan as permissible under the federal bankruptcy law, or reject it as inconsistent with that law. Just as with
municipal bankruptcy, this new
law for states must explicitly forbid any federal judge from mandating a tax hike or carrying out
any other government function.
Fifth, the new law should provide for triggering mechanisms
to initiate the bankruptcy process that respect the sovereignty
of the people of a state. A state
legislature acting by a majority
vote, with the governor, would fit
this test. The new federal bankruptcy law should also allow
those states that provide for the
right of initiative, like California, to put the question to voters
whether they support a reorgani-
zation of their state government
under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
If Californians were given the
opportunity to do an end run
around the politicians in Sacramento and vote to reform their
state government under the U.S.
Bankruptcy Code, it would almost
certainly trigger a proposition
fight. In such a circumstance, the
proposition could provide that a
yes vote would trigger the cancellation of all state government
employee union contracts. Even
if the proposition were defeated,
the debate surrounding it would
make abundantly clear to the
people of California and the rest
of the country just how much
of a stranglehold government
employee unions have on state
and federal budgets.
An additional benefit of a new
voluntary bankruptcy law for
states is that its mere existence
may deter any state from ever
availing itself of its provisions.
If government employee union
bosses know that they could
have all their contracts annulled
under federal bankruptcy law,
either through a plan of reorganization voluntarily entered into
by state leaders or by the voters
through proposition, they may
be far more willing to work with
state governments to restructure
government employee union
workforces, pensions and work
rules.
Federal bailouts must come
to an end. Federal taxpayers in
states that balance their budgets
should not have to bail out the
irresponsible, pandering politicians who cannot balance their
budgets. Congress must allow a
safe, orderly way under federal bankruptcy law for states to
reorganize their finances.
— Jeb Bush, a Republican, is
the former governor of Florida and
president of the Foundation for
Excellence in Education. Former
House Speaker Newt Gingrich,
also a Republican, is the general
chairman of American Solutions
for Winning the Future. McClatchy-Tribune News Service
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Several polls suggest that a
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immigrants already living in this
country. But other polls demonstrate that enforcement is also
vital. For example, several surveys indicate majority support
for Arizona’s controversial law
requiring police to determine
the immigration status of people
they stop for other reasons whom
they suspect are in the country
illegally.
In his State of the Union
address, President Obama
renewed his call for comprehensive immigration reform, and
said he was ready to work with
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laws and address the millions of
undocumented workers who are
now living in the shadows.” If the
president and other advocates
of reform are to succeed, they
must emphasize border protection and enforcement as well as
legalization.
“Comprehensive”
reform
must be just that: a combination
of legalization for immigrants
already in the country and new
measures to prevent illegal
immigration in the future.
— This editorial appeared in the
Los Angeles Times.
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Town & County
Band support
The Amish Cook
By LOVINA EICHER
Photo submitted
The Rockford Eagles recently made a $1,000 donation toward the
Parkway Band Uniform Project. Above, Eagles trustee Bruce
Bollenbacher presents the donation to Tammy McDonough, a
Parkway Music Boosters officer. Looking on are back, left, Gary
Hodge and Harold Shaffer. Donations are needed for this expensive and necessary project, wrote a spokesperson for the Rockford Eagles. For more information on the project, contact the
band or choir directors at the high school at 419-363-3045.
Eagles donate
Photo submitted
The Rockford Eagles recently donated $1,000 to Parkway High
School student Taylor Schaffner, which will be used toward his goal
of over $3,000 to travel with the International Club from Parkway
High School in 2012. The group, headed by Anita Morton, will make
their way across Europe, seeing the sites and learning about different cultures in France, Switzerland, Germany and Spain. Taylor,
right, accepts the financial support from Eagles trustee Bruce Bollenbacher. Looking on are, back left, trustees Gary Hodge and Harold Schaffner, Taylor’s grandfather. Schaffner, the son of Dan and
Kim Schaffner, is studying Spanish at Parkway in preparation for
his trip. For more information about the trip, contact Anita Morton
at Parkway High School at 419-363-3045.
Mini-grant winners
It is hard to believe that by
the time most of you read this
we’ll be into February. Outside
it is a very cold 5 degrees. I like
the seasons and winter, but
I am already looking forward
to those warm spring days,
days that will be spent putting out the garden. Along with
the spring work we can look
forward to the dandelions to
make salad. I am always eager
for that first taste of dandelions, winter onions and rhubarb. Isn’t it a great blessing
how God created the world? Do
we thank him enough for all
the wonderful gifts he sends to
us?
The weekend is once again
over and Monday is now here.
Friday evening we assisted
my sister Emma and Jacob in
rendering the lard from the
hogs they butchered the week
before. They now have 8 gallons of nice, white lard to use
in the year ahead. On the day
we are butchering, we separate the sausage out from the
lard. We cut the fat off of the
hog, cut it into little pieces
and cook it down in a big black
kettle outside. The “cracklins” are what is left after we
put everything through a lard
press. After the hard work, it
is always nice to see that the
lard turns out nice and white.
The cracklins tasted good. Our
children don’t care for them
as much as I did as a child.
Dad would usually scald our
hogs in a big butchering scalding tank. After the lard was
rendered, the cracklins always
had a hard end from the skin.
With skinning our hogs, the
whole cracklin is edible.
We are planning to butcher
a beef in a few weeks. I put a lot
of the hamburger in the freezer
last year. We like it better frozen
than the canned hamburger. It
is also cheaper to not buy as
many canning lids since we have
the gas freezer going anyway.
Our family seems to favor beef
more than pork. I am not sure
if we will butcher any hogs this
winter. I still have quite a bit of
sausage left from last winter.
My husband Joe and sons,
Benjamin, 11, and Joseph, 8,
went ice fishing with daughter Elizabeth’s friend Timothy.
The boys enjoy when they get
to go along. They like the little
ice fishing tools. They didn’t
stay out there too long as the
fish weren’t biting too much.
Yesterday Joe and some of
the children attended church
while I stayed home with the
rest. We have a few children
down with the flu, but they are
on the way to recovering. A
big “thank you” to the reader
who sent me the article about
the high school boy who is also
dealing with post-concussion
syndrome. He was hurt while
wrestling. Also thanks to my
editor, Kevin, who made it possible that I could talk to the
boy’s mother by phone. We had
a good talk and could sympathize with one another for
what our children are dealing
with. Only someone who has
been through it knows what
stress the family deals with.
Without God’s help, it would
not be possible.
I appreciate any information
anyone knows about post-concussions. Verena was able to
go to school three full days last
week. She does a great job of
catching up on her school work.
She was excited to know there
is someone else out there with
post-concussion syndrome. The
doctors say each case is different since everyone’s brain
heals in a different way. I want
to again say thanks to everyone
for the cards and encouraging
notes sent to Verena.
Yesterday afternoon we
started a 1,000-piece puzzle
that Verena received from a
family in our church. Joe and
I used to be the only ones who
would work on the 1,000-piece
puzzles. Now some of the children are interested in helping.
With five to six people working on them, they can be put
together a lot faster. We have
a 6-foot vinyl table that we put
the puzzle on. There is enough
room to lay out all the pieces
on either side.
God’s blessings to all and
enjoy this recipe for a different, but delicious type of
waffle.
Ham Cheddar Waffles
1 1⁄2 cups flour
1 teaspoon sugar
11⁄2 cups milk
11⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
1⁄4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, slightly beaten
4 tablespoons butter, melted
and cooled
2 ounces of thinly sliced
ham, chopped
1 cup of shredded Cheddar
cheese
Heat waffle iron. In a large
bowl, whisk together flour,
baking powder, sugar and salt.
Stir milk, eggs, and butter into
flour mixture until just combined. Add ham and cheese.
Pour 3⁄4 cup batter onto waffle
iron. Cook until waffles are
golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
Readers with culinary or cultural questions can write Lovina
at The Amish Cook, c/o Oasis
Newsfeatures, PO BOX 157, Middletown, Ohio 45042.
Quail management workshops offered
Photo submitted
Pictured are the Celina City Schools Celina Education Association members who were honored as 2011 mini-grant winners.
From left are the winners and their projects: Amy Stammen,
West elementary, Novel Study, Frindle using MLD; Lisa Allmandinger, Tri Star graphics program, Benjamin Franklin
Printing Press Tour Guide for elementary students; Janelle
Kaiser, middle school, Sizzix cutting machine for memory books;
Katie Parrish, East elementary, Electronic Tag Reading System
by LeapFrog; Kit Wiechart, intermediate school, edible food
items for hands-on math; and Tony Sherrill, professional relations committee member, who helped CEA co-president Kim
Lammers present the $100 checks. The checks were presented at
the Jan. 24 Celina City Schools board meeting.
IC accepting new student applications
Celina Immaculate Conception School is accepting applications for new students for the
2011-2012 school year.
Applications are being
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Cut
accepted for preschool, age
3-5, kindergarten and grades
1-6.
For more information call
419-586-2379.
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STYLING, TANNING & SPA
OPEN HOUSE
Feb. 6 • 1-4
Door Prizes
& Hors d’oeuvres
Complimentary Trial of
Massage Bed & Bio Mat
419-586-1242
704 E. Wayne St., Celina
(across from High School)
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The Ohio Department of
Natural Resources-Division of
Wildlife, along with Pheasants
Forever, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The Ohio State
University Extension and the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, are hosting
quail management workshops
in several counties. The workshops are free and open to the
public.
Speakers will present topics on quail biology and habitat requirements, Ohio’s quail
relocation program, local OSU
quail research project, funding
resources for habitat restoration
and more. Snacks, meals and
drinks will be provided.
For Darke, Miami and Shelby
Counties, the workshop will be
held Feb. 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
at the Piqua Fish & Game Club,
9344 N. Spiker Road, Piqua.
For more information on the
workshops, visit the Division of
Wildlife calendar at www.wildohio.com.
THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
Use caution when
removing ice around
natural gas meters
Vectren Energy Delivery
reminds customers to proceed
with caution when removing snow
and ice around natural gas meters
at their homes or businesses this
winter. Ice and snow accumulation
can interfere with the proper
operation of the gas. Snow
removal activities also can
pose a hazard to the gas meter
assembly or piping and result
in a dangerous leak. Follow
these guidelines when removing snow and/or ice:
Remove large icicles hanging
over meter assemblies and appliance vents; if your gas meter is
near a sidewalk or driveway,
make sure whoever removes
snow from your property is aware
of its location; use a broom, not a
shovel, to clear snow from your
meter assembly and vents; if the
gas meter is encased in ice, do
not attempt to melt and/or chip
the ice, as this could cause damage to the meter. Allow the ice to
melt on its own.
Also, particular attention
should be paid when moving
snow on a commercial lot. Be
sure not to pile snow around gas
meters.
Consider installing driveway
entrance reflectors around gas
meters in close proximity to a
roadway or driveway.
March for Life baby
Photo submitted
Knights of Columbus Council 1592 Pro-Life Committee Chairman
Joe Kuebler presents a $50 savings bond to Tucker Scott Longsworth, the first baby born at Joint Township District Memorial
Hospital in St. Marys on Jan. 22, which is the March for Life day in
Washington, D.C. This year is the 38th anniversary of the Supreme
Court’s controversial 1973 decision legalizing abortion on demand
in this country. Tucker Longsworth weighed 6 pounds, 7 1⁄2 ounces
and was 19 inches long. He is pictured with his parents, Ryan and
Krystal Longsworth of St. Marys, and right, Kuebler.
Library news
Minster Public Library will
hold its annual Friends of the
Library book sale on Feb. 7-12.
The final day of the sale will be
“bag day” with customers able
to purchase a grocery bag full of
books for $1.
Offered are adult and children’s hardback and paperback
books, movies and books on
tape. The items for the sale have
either been donated by library
patrons or withdrawn from the
library’s collection.
All money received from the
sale goes to the Friends of the
Library for programs or new
books for the library.
Library hours are Mondays
and Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.;
Wednesdays, 3-7 p.m.; and Fridays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-noon.
For more information call
419-628-2925.
open house
90th Birthday Party
Thelma (Biggs) Weis
Sun., Feb. 6 • 1-4 pm
at… Steelworkers Union Hall
Main St., Coldwater, OH
No gifts please
Super Bowl
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Original Price in our Sale Corner
Open Super Bowl Sunday 12-4
Lunch: Fridays • 11-2
Tues.-Thurs. 10-5:30; Fri. 10-5; Sat. 10-3
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DEAR ANNIE: “Bill” and I
have been married for 42 years.
I recently learned that he has
been in touch with a former coworker. Friends saw him having lunch with “Mary.” I also
saw a short e-mail from her,
saying, “Hi! Same time, same
place. Looking forward to it.”
She signed it: “Love, Mary.”
Needless to say, I brought this
to Bill’s attention. He admitted
they’d had lunch a few times,
but said signing “love” meant
nothing. Bill explained that they are
good friends and he finds out
stuff from her, like the latest
gossip. Well, Annie, to me this
is obviously more than just a coworker relationship. I told him
I wanted these “dates” stopped
immediately, as this relationship could only lead to trouble.
He agreed to stop. Last week, Bill told me he was
going to meet “Harry” for lunch.
I checked his e-mail and learned
that he met up with Mary. I am
hurt by this betrayal. Bill now
says I’m being ridiculous and he
has no intention of ending the
lunch dates. I am devastated. I told Bill it
would be best if we separated to
give both of us time to think. He
says separating is absurd. How
do I get rid of a husband who
refuses to leave? We have a married daughter in another state,
so getting away for a while could
be the best thing for me to do
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right now. — Thrown for a Loop DEAR THROWN: Bill should
not have met with Mary without
your knowledge and approval,
but we don’t believe it is an affair.
It sounds like he misses his job,
wants to keep up with the gossip
and enjoys her company. Unfortunately, your extreme reaction
has turned it into a power struggle and a major marital crisis.
Unless you want a divorce, we
urge you to find a neutral third
party — a counselor, clergyperson or family friend — who can
mediate your disagreement and
help you find a way back to each
other before it’s too late.
———
DEAR ANNIE: I am a heavy
smoker. I am aware of the health
risks (and the expense) and know
I should quit, but I feel healthy
now and have no desire to stop. A couple of family members
extracted a promise from me
that I would quit smoking as
my Christmas present to them.
I know these family members
are only thinking of my health,
and it seemed like a fair “gift.”
But without my daily nicotine
fix, I am feeling very grumpy, as
well as angry with the relatives
for getting me to make such a
promise. Is it really possible to quit
smoking for someone else? If so,
do you have some suggestions for
easing the process? — Grumpy
Quitter DEAR GRUMPY: It is possible
to quit for someone else if the
motivation is strong enough, but
you still must be willing. The
fact that you agreed to this promise with the intention of keeping
it means you do have some motivation to quit. Also, until the
nicotine is out of your system,
you will continue to have cravings and feel “grumpy.” First talk to your doctor
about assistance. Also, if you
type “quit smoking” into any
search engine, you will find a
NOTICE
First Half Real Estate Tax Bills
and Manufactured Home Tax Bills
for Mercer County have been mailed.
If you have not received your tax bill
please contact the Mercer County treasurer’s office
at 419-586-2259.
Final date for payment of
First Half Real Estate Taxes
and Manufactured Home Taxes
without penalty
is February 22, 2011
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Office CLOSED Monday, Feb. 21st for President's Day
Section 323.13, ohio Revised Code indicates that failure to receive a tax bill
does not excuse non-payment or delay of payment of Real Estate taxes.
Thank You,
DAVID KAISER
Mercer County Treasurer
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by the body is designed to protect
the deeper layers of our skin.
Because both age spots and
keratoses can resemble cancerous lesions, I recommend that a
dermatologist examine you; he or
she can perform a visual examination and order a biopsy should
any question arise. I urge you to
use a sun block on all exposed
body parts before going out of
doors.
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of my Health Report “Medical
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companies will not pay for it.
Another possibility is that
you simply have liver spots (age
spots) that present as brown,
black or gray lesions on the skin
that vary in size and shape. They
can appear on the face, backs of
the hands, shoulders and arms
— areas most likely to receive
extensive sun exposure. While
the lesions might feel coarse and
resemble leather, they are not the
raised, scaly, waxy lesions associated with seborrheic keratoses.
Age spots are harmless and do
not require treatment. These
spots occur over time because
of the aging process, genetics or
sun exposure without protection
from damaging ultraviolet (UV)
rays. It’s these rays that accelerate the production of melanin,
the dark pigment in the layer of
skin known as the epidermis. The
production of high concentrations of melanin manufactured
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or in bra-strap areas. Removal
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and often doesn’t result in scarring. The most common methods
of removal include cryotherapy
(freezing), curettage (scraping),
electrocautery (removal with
electrical current) and ablation
(laser removal). In some cases,
more than one type of treatment
may be used, especially on large
lesions or if there are multiple
growths of varying sizes.
Unless they are removed
because of irritation or bleeding,
the removal procedure is considered cosmetic so most insurance
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Blizzard keeps Midwest ranchers busy
aren’t common, Hyman said it’s
not usual to lose some animals
to frostbite or freezing.
In 2007, more than 1,000 cattle
died during a winter storm that
struck 44 Kansas counties that
were home to 3.7 million cows.
That’s one reason preparations for this week’s blizzard
started long before the storm
hit Terry Handke’s feedlot in
Muscotah in northeast Kansas. Workers put chains on the
wheels of the feed truck and
loader so they wouldn’t get stuck
in snowdrifts while tending to
the several thousand cattle on
the lot. Hanke said he didn’t
expect to lose any animals to
the storm but it would cost him
quite a bit of money. Cattle consume more feed in severe cold
and can still lose weight as they
struggle to maintain their body
temperatures.
“Some of these cattle eat $3 to
$4 a day of feed,” Handke said.
“If they are not gaining, you are
talking big dollars real fast.”
Outside Conway in central
Arkansas, temperatures were
expected to drop into the teens
and lower for the next few nights.
Rancher Bill Wallace said his
cows tend to be fine in cold
weather because they’re “just
like a big fermentation vat.”
“All the feed that goes into
them kind of rolls around and
ferments and puts out a lot of
heat,” Wallace said.
Calves, however, are another
story. He had one cow give birth
a few days ago when the temperature was milder and hoped the
others would hold off until after
the storm passed.
“A cow having a calf during
that period of time, if it’s not
sheltered, you might see a calf’s
ears freeze off,” Wallace said.
“There’s not a lot of circulation
in a calf’s ears.”
Rancher Ken Grecian moved
his cows from an open field to
one with more trees for shelter and began giving them extra
feed when he heard the weath-
claimed responsibility for the
November bombings, which
caused no injuries. Nine suspected members of the group, mostly
in their early 20s, went on trial
in January over the attacks. Four
others are being tried in absentia, and the process is expected
to take several months.
The group has vowed to target
the judicial system, threatening
to blow up judges involved in the
trial. It also has claimed responsibility for a powerful bomb that
exploded outside an Athens
courthouse on Dec. 30, causing
extensive damage to the building
and cars parked nearby, but no
injuries.
In internet postings, Conspiracy called for solidarity from anarchist groups around the world
— sparking copycat parcel bomb
attacks on embassies in Rome in
December. Those attacks injured
two people and prompted Greek
and Italian authorities to investigate links between extremists in
both countries.
Last week, envelopes containing bullets were sent to the Greek
Embassy in Madrid and the
Greek consulate in Barcelona.
Armed
radical
groups
have been active in Greece for
decades.
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Cattle feed in a pasture near Lecompton, Kan., on Tuesday.
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Lisa” was a male apprentice of
the artist Leonardo da Vinci.
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as Salai, worked with Leonardo
for years starting in 1490. Art
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works, including “St. John the
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foreign minister warned Belarus’ autocratic president today
that he is at risk of being overthrown by his own people if they
decide to follow the example of
protesters in Tunisia and Egypt.
“Soon a jet plane will have to
be kept on standby in Minsk,”
Radek Sikorski said, referring to
the capital of Belarus.
Sikorski spoke at international donors’ conference in Warsaw
where governments were pledging money and other forms of
support for the democratic opposition in Belarus, which faces
censorship and the constant
threat of arrest under President
Alexander Lukashenko.
The foreign minister pledged
Europe’s continuing support to
the people of Belarus and said he
had a clear message for Lukashenko: “You are losing. ... Sooner
or later you will have to flee your
own country, your own people.”
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more potentially booby-trapped
packages, fearing a repetition
of a spate of such bombings in
November.
No injuries were caused by
today’s controlled detonation
outside the ministry building
near central Athens.
The booby-trapped package
was delivered by courier and had
been addressed to the minister’s
office, with the sender listed as
an “independent initiative of
lawyers,” said police spokesman
Athanasios Kokalakis. Staff at
the ministry deemed the package suspicious and called the
police.
The attempted attack was
similar to a spate of letter bombs
in November during which 14
letter bombs were sent mostly to
embassies in the Greek capital.
One of the booby-trapped
packages made it to German
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s
office in Berlin before being
destroyed,
while
another
addressed to Italian Premier
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aboard a courier flight that had
landed at Italy’s Bologna airport.
“We have a similar package to
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BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — Wind
gusts of up to 40 mph whipped
western Kansas on Tuesday as
cattleman Jerry Byrd drove his
pickup back and forth between
his home and the pens a mile
away where dozens of his pregnant cows were waiting in frigid
temperatures to give birth. The
snow on was only an inch or
so deep, but Byrd was keeping
a close watch because the cold
could kill a wet, newborn calf.
Without space to bring all the
pregnant animals in at once,
Byrd was keeping them close
to his son’s barn. A rock wall
and trees provided shelter, and
he had birthing stalls ready for
any animal that seemed about
to give birth. His son too was
keeping watch over the animals
about to have their first calves,
checking them every two hours,
day and night.
“When it gets this cold you
have to check them, you have
to bring them into the barn,”
said Byrd, who lives in Dighton.
“They have good protection, but
the wind chill is 36 below zero.”
The winter storm that paralyzed cities across the Midwest has made life harder for
exhausted ranchers like Byrd.
Even those whose cows aren’t
ready to give birth have been
busy trying to keep their water
from freezing, putting out extra
rations to make sure the animals maintain their weight and
watching for signs of frostbite.
Feedlots in the Texas Panhandle lost cattle several years
ago when temperatures plummeted unexpectedly. The animals “just flat froze, standing in
the lot,” said Bill Hyman, executive director of the Independent Cattlemen’s Association in
Texas. While widespread deaths
er forecast. A good area where
trees provide shelter from the
wind is better for adult animals
than putting them in a barn,
where humidity and condensation can cause other problems,
he said.
The biggest challenge Tuesday, Grecian said, was keeping
the animals water from freezing. He put heaters in the water
tanks and has been checking the
cattle that drink from running
streams to make sure they have
an open space in the ice where
they can get to the water.
“The other thing when it is
this cold, you find all the weaknesses in your machinery that
you feed with. Things just don’t
work as well as they should when
it’s cold,” said Grecian, who woke
up Tuesday morning to find he
had no water in his house in Palco, Kan., after the pipes in his
well froze. The temperature on
his farm was minus 10 degrees,
with winds of 35 mph.
Dale Spencer said the temperature dropped to about
zero Tuesday on his ranch in
the Nebraska Sandhills near
Brewster.
His roughly 600 cattle were
handling the cold OK, he said,
but the same couldn’t be said
for his tractor or the furnace in
his house. Spencer said he had
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afternoon while waiting for a
furnace repairman to arrive.
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central Nebraska could drop as
low as 40 degrees below zero
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Spencer said he expected to be
working from sunrise to sunset
to keep things going.
“It’s not a lot of fun,” he
said, “but it’s a task we take on
because it’s part of the job.”
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National forecast
Forecast highs for Thursday, Feb. 3
Sunny
Pt. Cloudy
Fronts
Cold
-10s
-0s
Showers
0s
10s
Rain
20s 30s 40s
T-storms
50s 60s
Flurries
Warm Stationary
70s
80s
Snow
Cloudy
Pressure
Low
High
90s 100s 110s
Ice
Frigid Temperatures Through Country
Starkly cold air will continue to pour into much of the country, with
frigid temperatures expected as far south as Texas. Snow will fall
in New England, while the Northwest will experience rain and high
elevation snow.
Sun coming, snow to stop
Weather Underground • AP
This afternoon will be mostly cloudy, breezy with snow
and a high of 25, says Dennis
Howick, local weather forecaster. Tonight will be mostly cloudy,
breezy with an overnight low of
7. Thursday will be mostly sunny
with a high of 17.
In an unusual turnabout,
Tuesday’s high temperature was
overnight and the low was during the day, Howick noted.
HOWICK’S REPORT
Midwest
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Forecasters warn that ice
accumulations could knock down
some tree limbs and power lines.
Ice also could affect transit service, even as plow drivers struggled to keep up with the snow on
many roads.
In New York, Mike Schumaker
was already into his fourth hour
of what he predicted would be a
24-hour plowing marathon as he
cleared snow from a suburban
Albany gas station around 5 a.m.
Wednesday.
“I figure I’ll be going to about
1 or 2 in the morning. That’s my
guess,” said the 42-year-old private contractor from Latham.
“It’s not so much about plowing
as it is about to where to put it,”
he said. “We still have snow from
Christmas that hasn’t melted.”
In Chicago, the city shut down
Lake Shore Drive for the first time
in years, and hundreds of motorists were stranded for 12 hours
after multiple car accidents on
the iconic roadway.
Raymond Orozco, chief of staff
to Mayor Richard Daley, said
crews’ efforts to rescue motorists were “severely hampered”
by snow drifts, high winds and
white-out conditions.
Jenny Theroux, 23, told the
Associated Press she was stranded from 4 p.m. Tuesday until about
4 a.m. today. Stranded just 800
feet from an exit, she repeatedly
called the city for information.
“It was a very stressful experience toward the end, especially
not knowing what’s going on,”
Theroux said, after abandoning
her car. “I’m just very confused as
to why it all transpired this way.”
More than 200,000 homes
and businesses in Ohio began
Wednesday without power, while
in excess of 50,000 customers had
no electricity in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, which were hit
with mostly freezing rain and ice.
Outside the Philadelphia
Museum of Art, a crew preparing
to clear ice from the city’s sidewalks sat in their van warming
up before sunrise today.
One complained that getting to
work — even for him — had been
treacherous.
“Walking was terrible,” said
Rob Jones, 20, of Cenova Snow &
Ice Solutions “I slid all the way
down my street.”
Federal Emergency Management Agency director Craig
Fugate said the agency is on
standby with generators, food,
water and other supplies to help
state and local authorities.
“The real heroes are these
local responders going out in the
storms and still rescuing people,” he told ABC’s “Good Morning America.”
In Chicago, public schools
were closed for the first time in
12 years.
In Oklahoma, rescue crews
and the National Guard searched
overnight for any motorists who
might be stranded along its
major highways after whiteouts
shut down Tulsa and Oklahoma
City.
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Tuesday’s low
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Today at 7:30 a.m.
23
Tuesday, overnight moisture 0.76”
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partly cloudy, zero-20; SaturdaySunday, mostly cloudy, flurries,
15-28, 18-31 respectively; Monday-Tuesday, mostly cloudy, flurries, 20-30, 18-25 respectively.
For those who insisted on
braving the elements, the risks
were many. “If you don’t have
enough fuel in your vehicle, you
can run out, the heat goes out
— and people can even freeze
to death,” said Greg Cohen, executive director of the Roadway
Safety Foundation.
Cities across middle America
shut down hours ahead of the
snow. Scores of schools, colleges
and government offices canceled
activities or decided not to open
at all. Thousands of flights were
canceled across the nation.
The NFL did manage to stick
to its Super Bowl schedule, holding media activities at Cowboys
Stadium in suburban Arlington
as planned, though the city’s icecovered streets were deserted.
Even Chicago — with its
legions of snowplows and its
usual confidence in the face of
winter storms that would surely
crush other cities — bent under
the storm’s weight.
“This is nothing to play with
here,” said Edward Butler, a lakefront doorman peering through
his building’s glass doors at
snow blowing horizontally and in
small cyclones down the street.
“This is gale force wind.”
Snow
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“It’s like driving through
sand. It causes your car to be
pulled and can drag you into
the ditch pretty easy,” Anderson
said.
State and county snowplows
were busy Tuesday depositing
a salt and grit mix onto area
roadways. Officials in Mercer
and Auglaize counties said salt
supplies are good.
A wind advisory remains in
effect until 6 p.m. today. Wind
gusts as high as 45 mph were
recorded overnight and forecasters expect gusts up to 50 mph
through this afternoon with an
additional inch of snow.
The temperature is expected to drop tonight to a frigid
minus 6 degrees following a high
of 23 today. Highs and lows on
Mubarak supporters attack protesters
CAIRO (AP) — Several thousand supporters of President
Hosni Mubarak, including some
riding horses and camels and
wielding whips, attacked antigovernment protesters Wednesday as Egypt’s upheaval took a
dangerous new turn. In scenes
of chaos and pitched fighting, the
two sides pelted each other with
stones, and protesters dragged
attackers off their horses.
The turmoil was the first
significant violence between
supporters of the two camps
in more than a week of antigovernment protests. It erupted
after Mubarak went on national
television the night before and
rejected demands he step down
immediately and said he would
serve out the remaining seven
months of his term.
A
military
spokesman
appeared on state TV today and
asked the protesters to disperse
so life in Egypt could get back
to normal. The announcement
could mark a major turn in the
attitude of the army, which for
the past two days has allowed
protests to swell, reaching their
largest size yet on Tuesday when
a quarter-million peacefully
packed into Cairo’s central Tahrir Square.
Nearly 10,000 protesters
massed again in Tahrir on
Wednesday morning, rejecting
Mubarak’s speech as too little
too late and renewing their
demands he leave immediately.
In the early afternoon
Wednesday,
around
3,000
Mubarak supporters break
through a human chain of antigovernment protesters trying to
defend thousands gathered in
Tahrir, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.
Chaos erupted as they tore
down banners denouncing the
president. Fistfights broke out
as they advanced across the massive square in the heart of the
capital. The anti-government
protesters grabbed Mubarak
posters from the hands of the
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area will help.”
Donna Grube, director of the
Auglaize and Mercer Counties
Convention and Visitors Bureau,
said the CVB is remarketing the
area differently in case the algae
and water warnings return.
“Two weekends ago we attended the AAA Great Vacation Expo
in Columbus and we emphasized
the many attractions in the area,
but not primarily the lake,”
Grube said. “If the lake is in good
shape this year, we’ve saved back
some money in our marketing
budgets for some Internet marketing ... we are trying to hedge
our bets.”
Discounts
that drains into the lake.
The lake also is the city of
Celina’s sole source of drinking
water. Algae toxins have never
been detected in the city’s treated drinking water.
Julie Fleck, owner of Bella’s
Italian Grille in Celina, said the
state is being proactive and it’s
good.
“We’ve had challenges with
the lake the last couple of years
and it’s very easy for people to
change their habits of coming to
the lake in just a short amount of
time,” Fleck said. “Anything we
can do to get visitors back to the
Woman
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in Cairo hosted some dinners
at local restaurants as well as
occasional outings like one to
the Egyptian Pyramids. Snyder did see armed police in
charge of protecting visitors
along city streets and at popular
landmarks.
“We were treated very well
and the medical personnel at
the heart institute were very
interested in learning new techniques,” Snyder said.
Although the facility is modern by Egyptian standards, it
definitely lacked state-of-the art
technology found in American
hospitals, she said.
Snyder, the daughter of Bill
and Cindy Snyder of Celina,
admits the Americans had to
improvise in the operating room
as well as the intensive care
unit. She and fellow nurses
showed their Egyptian counterparts how to reduce the likelihood of infection while dealing with central lines that carry
nutrients and medication to the
bloodstream.
Nine infants diagnosed with
serious heart defects underwent surgery with seven of them
heading home as the team prepared to leave.
Snyder, a 2004 graduate of
Parkway High School and a 2008
graduate of Capital University
in Columbus, still worries about
two patients — a boy and a girl
— who remained in intensive
care. Team members initially
received periodic updates from
Egyptian doctors, but all communications via telephone and
Internet ended when violence
erupted.
“The children were seriously
ill and faced a short life expectancy,” she said. “There was no
way the parents could pay for
needed surgery.”
Nearly half of Egypt’s 80 million people live under or just
above the poverty line set by the
World Bank at $2 a day.
Snyder hopes to participate
in another medical mission once
the volatile unrest subsides.
“I never worked harder, but
the work was so rewarding,” she
said. “And I never was so happy
to set foot on American soil.”
Thursday will be 18 and minus 2
degrees.
Many area residents spent
Tuesday afternoon scraping,
shoveling and doing whatever
they could outside to prepare for
Mother Nature’s second round.
“It’s horrible,” said 8-year-old
Beth Honigford, who was shoveling a driveway full of ice-laden
snow in Coldwater.
She and her sister, 17-year-old
Lindsay, wanted to get a leg-up
on the coming storm, they said.
“It’s better to shovel some of
it now than have all the layers to
do at once,” the teen said.
Friendly Markets on Logan
Street in Celina this week served
double the number of customers they typically do because of
the predicted storm, said Sue
Giesige, wife of store owner Tom
Giesige.
“Yesterday we were packed,”
she said.
Milk, cheese, bread and sidewalk salt flew off the shelves, she
added.
Fourteen-year-old Andy Brunet stumbled across sidewalks
Tuesday afternoon in Coldwater
while trying to deliver The Daily
Standard newspapers on foot.
“I fell down a few times. I
keep sinking in the snow,” he
said with a grin.
At a gas station in St. Henry,
Tom Hemmelgarn scraped ice
from the windshield of his Honda CRV, or as his affectionately
called the vehicle, “my Redskin
mobile.” With ice crystals stuck
to his eyebrows, he kept an optimistic view of the situation.
“Well, hey, I don’t like it,
but it’s the weather. It could be
worse,” he said.
supporters and ripped them.
From there it escalated into
outright street battles. The two
sides tore up stones from the
street and from a nearby construction site and began hurling
stones, chunks of concrete and
sticks at each, chasing each other
as the protesters’ human chains
moved back to try to shield the
larger mass of demonstrators at
the plaza’s center.
At one point, a small contingent of pro-Mubarak forces on
horseback and camels rushed
into the anti-Mubarak crowds,
swinging whips and sticks to
beat people. Protesters retaliated, dragging some from their
mounts, throwing them to the
ground and beating their faces
bloody. The horses and camels
likely were the ones used by
touts giving rides for tourists.
Gunfire rang out as some
soldiers fired in the air in an
attempt to control the crowd. But
fighting was unabated. A frontline formed on a street next to
the Egyptian Museum — the
famed treasury of pharaonic
antiquities and mummies — as
protesters and government backers, some of whom brandished
machetes, hurled projectiles
at each other from either side
of several abandoned military
trucks.
Protesters were seen running with their shirts or faces
bloodied. Men and women in
the crowd were weeping. Scores
of wounded were carried to a
makeshift clinic at a mosque
near the square and on other
side streets. Doctors in white
coats rushed about with bags
of cotton, mercurochrome and
bandages. One man with blood
coming out of his eye stumbled
into a side-street clinic.
The army troops who have
been guarding the square had
been keeping the two sides apart
earlier in the day, but when the
clashes erupted they largely did
not intervene. Most took shelter
behind or inside the armored
vehicles and tanks stationed at
the entrances to Tahrir.
Some anti-Mubarak protesters argued with soldiers, begging them to help. “Why don’t
you protect us?” some shouted,
while soldiers replied they did
not have orders to do so and told
people to go home.
Senate GOP pushes for
repeal of health care law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans want to repeal
the health care law that President Barack Obama signed with
a flourish a year ago. The Senate’s top Democrat says they can
forget about it.
A quick showdown looms
as lawmakers maneuver on an
issue that has been controversial since Obama proposed it on
Inauguration Day two years ago.
The bill’s supporters and
critics agree on one point: The
Supreme Court rather than politicians will ultimately decide the
law’s fate. Two federal judges
have already ruled it partially
or wholly unconstitutional, but
two others have upheld it.
“We pledged to the American people that we would seek
to repeal this 2,700-page bill
that seeks to restructure all of
American health care and put
the decisions in Washington,”
Senate Republican leader Mitch
McConnell said Tuesday, shortly
before he formally launched his
effort.
McConnell said all 47 members of the party’s rank and file
are behind the move, but Majority Leader Harry Reid said the
law’s supporters will prevail.
“It’s not going to go anywhere,”
predicted the Nevada Democrat.
When fully phased in, the law
is intended to expand coverage
to millions who lack it, crack
down on insurance industry
abuses and reduce federal deficits, by official estimate of the
Congressional Budget Office.
Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., said
repeal would increase the deficit by $1.5 trillion over several
years, a point Democrats are
expected to exploit as they seek
to derail the GOP campaign.
Republicans argue the law
will explode spending rather
than restrain it, and that its taxes are hampering job creation at
a time when the nation is trying
to recover from recession.
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Homan going from Senior Bowl to All-Star Challenge
Coldwater, Buckeyes linebacker taking
part in skills challenge before Super Bowl
By GARY R. RASBERRY
grasberry@dailystandard.com
The post-season tour for Ross
Homan will take him to the Super
Bowl, or near the site of the Super
Bowl, at least.
The Coldwater and Ohio State linebacker will take part in the All-Star
Football Challenge in Grapevine,
Texas, about a half-hour away from
Cowboys Stadium, on Friday, a week
after being a part of the Senior Bowl
in Mobile, Alabama.
“My agency came to me and said
I was invited to it,” said Homan via
telephone on Tuesday afternoon.
“It’s a good opportunity to go down
there, have fun and take part in a
skills challenge.”
The invitation comes after Homan
tallied three tackles as part of the
North team at the Senior Bowl, won
by the South team 24-10.
For Homan, it was a very busy
week of practices, meetings and
events leading up to the game itself.
“It was very intense,” said Homan.
“We’d get out there at 7 o’clock, had
practice, had meetings with our team.
Practices were very intense. We had
(NFL) scouts out there, coaches out
there watching everyone. It was very
competitive. Then at night, you’d
meet with (NFL) teams. Everyday was
jam packed. It was a good experience
for me.”
In addition to Homan, linebackers
Von Miller of Texas A&M and Kelvin Sheppard will join quarterbacks
Andy Dalton (Texas Christian), Jake
Locker (Washington) and Ryan Mallett (Arkansas), backs/receivers Julio
Jones (Alabama), Austin Pettis (Boise
State) and Jordan Todman (Connecticut), and defensive linemen Sam Acho
(Texas), Nick Farley (Auburn) and
Ryan Kerrigan (Purdue) in Texas.
“They’re very talented,” said
Homan. “I got to see some of them at
the Senior Bowl. It’s kind of weird to
see them again after a week.”
Each position will have its own
skill competition. Homan is not sure
what he’ll actually be doing when he
gets to the Lone Star State.
“I have no idea,” said Homan. “I
have no information on what we’re
doing.”
The event will air on Friday on
ESPN2 from 7-9 p.m. with repeats
during the weekend on ESPN and
ESPN2.
Jason Snyder/The Daily Standard File Photo
Graduated Ohio State University linebacker Ross Homan, shown here against Indiana earlier this season, will travel
to Texas to take part in the All-Star Football Challenge near the site of Super Bowl XLV later this week. Homan spent
last week in Alabama as part of the Under Armour Senior Bwl
Super Bowl XLV
NFL won’t turn cold
shoulder for Bowl
By SCHUYLER DIXON
Associated Press
Associated Press
In a photo taken with a fisheye lens, Pittsburgh Steelers’ Ben Roethlisberger looks around Cowboys Stadium during
media day for NFL football Super Bowl XLV on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
Steelers, Packers awed by
Cowboys Stadium on Media Day
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas — Ben Roethlisberger was focused on the tiny screen of
his video camera as he walked toward
his assigned podium for Super Bowl
media day.
Like so many others new to Cowboys Stadium, the Steelers quarterback
was in awe. While a crowd of cameras
surrounded him, Roethlisberger’s own
camera was focused on the $1 billionplus building and the massive highdefinition TV screens hanging over the
field.
The Steelers and Green Bay Packers both had one-hour media sessions
Tuesday at the stadium where neither
has yet played a game.
“Awesome, awesome,” Green Bay
defensive back Charles Woodson said.
“If every stadium could look like this, it
would be awesome.”
A crowd of more than 100,000 is
expected for Sunday’s game. The stadium built and financed mostly by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones opened before
the 2009 season.
“It’s sweet, I like it. Jerry did a good
job, as you thought he would. Jerry’s
World,” Steelers safety Ryan Clark said.
“I don’t know what to say about it, it’s
sweet. I’m not very often speechless, I
talk a lot.”
Packers fullback John Kuhn said it is
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clear why “they call it one of the wonders of the world.”
About 15,000 temporary seats have
been added for the Super Bowl. Hanging over the field as usual are the twin
HD screens, about 72 feet high each and
stretching nearly 60 yards between the
20-yard lines.
“It’s unreal. ... It’s worth every penny,” Steelers receiver Mike Wallace
said. “I can’t even imagine it on Sunday.
I know it’s going to be crazy. It just feels
different. It feels like the Super Bowl. It
just feels like you’re supposed to have a
good game in here.”
———
RING TIMES TWO: John Kuhn
already has a Super Bowl ring. This
time, the Green Bay fullback will
get the experience of playing for the
championship.
Five years ago, Kuhn was a practice
squad member for the Pittsburgh Steelers when they won.
“It was a tremendous experience,
something I’d never trade back for
anything,” Kuhn said Tuesday. “But I
always wanted to get back here and play
in this game since I was on the sideline.
I wanted to get in and play between the
lines.”
Kuhn made his NFL debut playing
nine games for the Steelers in the 2006
season. He went to Green Bay the next
year.
“I’m just thankful to be here with the
Packers playing in the Super Bowl,” he
said. “It could be against anybody and it
would be just as big. The fact that we’re
going against (the Steelers), that’s just
like a little added bonus.”
———
SAINZ STEPS OUT: The Mexican
television reporter who said she felt
uncomfortable in the New York Jets’
locker room drew plenty of attention on
media day.
Ines Sainz of TV Azteca conducted
interviews wearing a slinky silver dress
and shiny black heels, standing out
among the more conventionally dressed
media.
Actually, Sainz appeared to spend
more time being interviewed by other
reporters and posing for photographs
than she did talking to players from
the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh
Steelers.
“It’s the greatest day,” she said, “and
all of us can share it together.”
Sainz was at the Jets’ training facility in September, waiting to interview
quarterback Mark Sanchez, when a
few players made catcalls. The NFL
responded by developing a workplace
conduct program, underwritten by New
York owner Woody Johnson.
“Actually, I think it’s an overreaction,” Sainz said. “I never wanted to
cause any problems to the Jets. I work
a lot with the NFL. ... Right now, everything is clear. The NFL recognizes I
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Cowboys
owner Jerry Jones isn’t worried that
the NFL will turn a cold shoulder to
his billion-dollar showplace after the
first Super Bowl week in Dallas-Fort
Worth arrived with a big chill.
“This is football country. It runs
deep. It runs through men and women,” he said. “It’s a big deal. That’s
the way it is here — period. All that
should help us if we have ambitions
of hosting future Super Bowls.”
The obvious question arose Tuesday after a winter storm brought ice,
temperatures in the teens and subzero wind chill readings outside Super
Bowl media day at $1.3 billion Cowboys Stadium in suburban Arlington.
The event went on as planned —
the retractable roof was closed —
despite a few complaints from the
Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay
Packers.
“Man, it’s freezing in here!” Steelers safety Ryan Clark, a Louisiana
native, said several times between
questions.
The Super Bowl next year is slated
for Indianapolis and the year after
in the open-air New Meadowlands
Stadium in New Jersey, raising the
possibility of more chilly stories in
the week before the game.
Atlanta has twice been turned
down in Super Bowl balloting since
a rare ice storm struck the city just
before the 2000 game. But Jones and
Dallas bid leader Bill Lively shrugged
off the notion that the icy weather
would affect future Super Bowl bids
for the 100,000-seat stadium.
NFL vice president of events Frank
Supovitz said he didn’t think the
storm was fodder for those who contend Super Bowls should be played in
warm weather. He noted that media
day went off smoothly.
“I don’t know if it’s ammunition
(for naysayers) because we were able
to have our event without too much
inconvenience,” Supovitz said.
“Wherever you go, you always want
to have a contingency plan. In South
Florida, we have a contingency plan
for flooding. In Detroit, we had a contingency plan for snow. In Indianapolis next year, we’ll have similar plans
like that for deep cold and snow,” he
said. “Here, we had a contingency
plan for frozen precipitation because
ice is the thing that you have to be
most concerned about.”
Michael Morris, director of transportation for the North Central Texas
Council of Governments, said sand
truck crews gave the “bad storm”
everything they had to keep roads
clear.
“I don’t think the question is, we
will never have a Super Bowl again
in a town that has bad weather or the
potential for bad weather,” he said.
“I think they want to showcase the
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Workers walk over some ice
Tuesday outside Cowboys Stadium
during preperations for Super
Bowl XLV in Arlington, Texas.
Snow and ice blanked the area
earlier in the day.
investment they’ve made in their stadiums. I think the judgment will be,
how was our response? And I’m proud
of our response.”
Still, the deep freeze was a jolt
to everyone. Downtown Fort Worth
was virtually deserted, as were most
ice-covered roads across the area,
and hundreds of flights were canceled at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport Tuesday.
The North Texas climate can be
moderate — highs were in the mid70s just days ago — but the area
left no doubt about its wintry side.
The National Weather Service says it
won’t be above freezing until Friday
and Sunday’s forecast calls for highs
in the mid-50s.
Former Dallas quarterback Troy
Aikman, vice chairman of the host
committee, was disappointed by the
unusual weather, and he blamed the
board’s chairman — fellow ex-Cowboy Roger Staubach, who is credited
with coining the football term “Hail
Mary.”
“That’s Staubach’s fault,” Aikman
joked. “He’s the one with the direct
line to the man upstairs — at least
that’s what I’ve been hearing all
these years.”
———
AP Sports Writers Eddie Pells, Barry Wilner, Paul Newberry and Dennis
Waszak Jr. in Arlington, Texas, and
Rachel Cohen in New York contributed
to this report.
12
THE DAILY STANDARD, Celina, Ohio
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
Scorecard
Professional
Basketball
National Basketball
Association Standings
The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L Pct
Boston
37 11 .771
New York
25 22 .532
Philadelphia 21 26 .447
New Jersey 15 34 .306
Toronto
13 36 .265
Southeast Division
W
L Pct
Miami
34 14 .708
Orlando
31 18 .633
Atlanta
30 18 .625
Charlotte
20 27 .426
Washington 13 35 .271
Central Division
W
L Pct
Chicago
33 14 .702
Milwaukee
19 27 .413
Indiana
18 27 .400
Detroit
17 31 .354
Cleveland
8 40 .167
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L Pct
San Antonio 40
8 .833
Dallas
32 15 .681
New Orleans 32 18 .640
Memphis
25 24 .510
Houston
22 28 .440
Northwest Division
W
L Pct
Oklahoma City30 17 .638
Utah
29 20 .592
Denver
28 20 .583
Portland
26 22 .542
Minnesota
11 36 .234
Pacific Division
W
L Pct
L.A. Lakers 34 15 .694
Phoenix
22 24 .478
Golden State 20 27 .426
L.A. Clippers 19 28 .404
Sacramento 12 34 .261
GB
—
11½
15½
22½
24½
GB
—
3½
4
13½
21
GB
—
13½
14
16½
25½
GB
—
7½
9
15½
19
GB
—
2
2½
4½
19
GB
—
10½
13
14
20½
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Monday’s Games
Indiana 104, Toronto 93
New Jersey 115, Denver 99
Miami 117, Cleveland 90
Memphis 100, Orlando 97
Dallas 102, Washington 92
Utah 83, Charlotte 78
L.A. Clippers 105, Milwaukee 98
Tuesday’s Games
New Orleans 97, Washington 89
Portland 99, San Antonio 86
Boston 95, Sacramento 90
L.A. Lakers 114, Houston 106, OT
Wednesday’s Games
Toronto at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at Oklahoma City, 8
p.m.
Portland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Milwaukee at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.
Chicago at L.A. Clippers, 10:30
p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Orlando, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30
p.m.
San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30
p.m.
Professional
Hockey
National Hockey League
Standings
The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W LOTPts GF GA
Philadelphia 33 13 5 71 174134
Pittsburgh
32 15 4 68 158117
N.Y. Rangers 29 20 4 62 151130
N.Y. Islanders 16 27 7 39 123163
New Jersey 17 30 3 37 103147
Northeast Division
Boston
29 15 7 65 155114
Montreal
28 18 5 61 133125
Buffalo
23 21 5 51 137144
20 25 5 45 128156
Toronto
Ottawa
17 26 8 42 109162
Southeast Division
Tampa Bay
32 15 5 69 158154
Washington 27 15 10 64 142132
Atlanta
24 20 9 57 153170
Carolina
25 20 6 56 155158
22 22 6 50 134135
Florida
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W LOTPts GF GA
Detroit
30 13 6 66 166143
Nashville
27 17 7 61 136122
27 20 4 58 164143
Chicago
St. Louis
22 20 7 51 130146
Columbus
23 22 5 51 134159
Northwest Division
Vancouver
32 10 9 73 169122
26 19 5 57 131134
Minnesota
Colorado
25 19 6 56 161165
25 21 6 56 147154
Calgary
Edmonton
15 26 8 38 122168
Pacific Division
Dallas
30 16 5 65 148141
Anaheim
28 20 4 60 140146
Phoenix
25 18 9 59 152150
San Jose
26 19 6 58 144141
Los Angeles 27 22 2 56 143125
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss.
Tuesday’s Games
Toronto 4, Florida 3, SO
Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO
Montreal 3, Washington 2, SO
Calgary 3, Nashville 2, SO
Minnesota 1, Los Angeles 0, SO
New Jersey 2, Ottawa 1
Boston 3, Carolina 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Atlanta 1
Chicago 7, Columbus 4
Tampa Bay 4, Philadelphia 0
Vancouver 4, Dallas 1
San Jose 5, Phoenix 3
Colorado at St. Louis, ppd., snow
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Florida at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Jayhawks down
Red Raiders
The Associated Press
Marcus Morris scored 18
points to lead No. 2 Kansas over
Texas Tech 88-66 on Tuesday
night, the Jayhawks’ first win in
Lubbock since 2003.
Kansas (21-1, 6-1 Big 12) never
trailed and steadily built an
insurmountable lead.
The Red Raiders (11-12, 3-5)
were at a loss to stop the Jayhawks, who seemed to score
from everywhere. They made 8
of 20 3-point attempts and got 48
points in the paint.
John Roberson scored 24
points to lead the Red Raiders,
who were 6 of 22 from 3-point
range for the game.
Javarez Willis hit a 3 to pull
Tech within 60-43 with 13:11 left
but it could get no closer.
Five Kansas players scored
in double figures and the Jayhawks shot 51.4 percent from
the field.
Mississippi 71, No. 10 Kentucky 69
Chris Warren rattled in a 25-footer over
two defenders with 2.9 seconds remaining
for Mississippi.
Warren, who scored 22 points, hit the
high-arcing shot to give the Rebels their
first victory over a top 10 team during the
five-year tenure of coach Andy Kennedy.
Warren finished 9 of 15 from the field,
including 4 of 7 from 3-point range.
Terrance Jones scored 22 points and
Doron Lamb added 20 for the Wildcats,
who rallied from an 11-point second-half
deficit to take the late lead. Lamb missed a
running 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Ole Miss (14-8, 2-5 Southeastern Conference) got 16 points from Zach Graham and 12 each from Reggie Buckner
and Terrance Henry. Buckner, a 6-foot-8
sophomore, had five rebounds, five blocks
and three steals, and provided a posterworthy moment when he blocked Brandon
Knight’s dunk attempt in the second half.
Kentucky (16-5, 4-3) had a huge
advantage in the all-time series coming
into Tuesday, winning 96 of 108 games,
including 25 of 34 in Oxford.
No. 19 Wisconsin 66, No. 11 Purdue 59
Senior Jon Leuer scored 24 points and
sophomore reserve Ryan Evans made two
big plays in the final minute for Wisconsin.
Evans hit a jumper from the free throw
line with 50 seconds left to put the Badgers (16-5, 6-3 Big Ten) ahead for good
at 60-59. He tied up the Boilermakers’
E’Twaun Moore for a jump ball that went to
Wisconsin with 25 seconds left.
Evans added a breakaway dunk in the
final seconds for the last of his 10 points.
Junior guard Jordan Taylor added 15
points and freshman Josh Gasser had 11
for the Badgers, who have won their last 19
games after a loss dating to January 2009.
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BASEBALL
American League
KANSAS CITY ROYALS—
Named Willie Aikens a minor league
coach.
SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed
to terms with RHP Jamey Wright on a
minor league contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to
terms with OF Johnny Damon and
DH Manny Ramirez on one-year
contracts.
National League
SAN DIEGO PADRES—Claimed
RHP Samuel Deduno off waivers from
Colorado.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
HOUSTON ROCKETS—Reassigned G Ish Smith to Rio Grande
Valley (NBADL).
NEW JERSEY NETS—Signed G
Orien Greene to a 10-day contract.
Women’s
National
Basketball
Association
LOS ANGELES SPARKS—Traded G Andrea Riley to Tulsa for a 2012
second-round draft pick.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS—Agreed
to terms with P Sam Koch on a fiveyear contract.
CAROLINA
PANTHERS—
Named Ricky Proehl offensive
consultant.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
BUFFALO SABRES—Announced
owner Tom Golisano has agreed to
sell the franchise to Pennsylvania
businessman Terry Pegula.
DETROIT
RED
WINGS—
Recalled RW Jan Mursak from Grand
Rapids (AHL).
NEW
JERSEY
DEVILS—
Recalled D Alexander Urbom from
Albany (AHL).
NEW
YORK
RANGERS—
Assigned F Evgeny Grachev to Connecticut (AHL).
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Recalled
F Benn Ferriero, F John McCarthy and
G Alex Stalock from Worcester (AHL).
WASHINGTON
CAPITALS—
Recalled C Jay Beagle from Hershey
(AHL).
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
CHICAGO FIRE—Announced the
resignation of vice president of communications and community affairs
Becky Carroll.
SWIMMING
USA SWIMMING—Named Frank
Busch national team director.
COLLEGE
COLGATE—Named Ann-Marie
Guglieri associate director of athletics
and Jamie Mitchell assistant director
of athletics.
ELON—Named Chris Pincince
offensive coordinator, Bobby Blick
tight ends coach and Al Washington
linebackers coach.
MICHIGAN STATE—Promoted
Dan Roushar to offensive coordinator.
RICHMOND—Promoted Charlie
Goens to assistant baseball coach.
SAINT PAUL’S—Named Kevin
Grisby football coach.
College Basketball
Men’s Top 25
Schedule
The Associated Press
Tonight’s Games
No. 5 Duke at Maryland, 9 p.m.
No. 6 Connecticut vs. No. 17 Syracuse at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7
p.m.
No. 7 San Diego State at Colorado
State, 9 p.m.
No. 8 BYU at Wyoming, 8 p.m.
No. 12 Villanova vs. Marquette, 7 p.m.
No. 14 Missouri at Oklahoma State, 9
p.m.
No. 18 Minnesota at Indiana, 6:30
p.m.
No. 22 Utah State vs. Nevada, 11:05
p.m.
No. 25 West Virginia vs. Seton Hall, 7
p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 1 Ohio State vs. Michigan, 7 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame at DePaul, 9 p.m.
No. 20 Washington at Oregon State, 9
p.m.
No. 21 Arizona at Stanford, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 2 Kansas at Nebraska, 4 p.m.
No. 3 Texas vs. Texas Tech, 9 p.m.
No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. Cincinnati, 6 p.m.
No. 5 Duke vs. N.C. State, 6 p.m.
JaJuan Johnson led Purdue (18-5, 7-3)
with 23 points — 17 in the second half.
No. 23 North Carolina 106, Boston
College 74
Freshman Harrison Barnes scored 26
points, including going 4 of 7 from 3-point
range, to lead North Carolina.
Tyler Zeller scored 18 points and Reggie Bullock hit four 3-pointers during a
22-4 surge late in the first half when the
Tar Heels (16-5, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) turned a five-point deficit into a
13-point lead. Bullock scored 14 points in
the first half and finished with 16 as Carolina shot 57 percent from the field in the
game.
Joe Trapani had a season-high 25
points and a career-high 15 rebounds for
Boston College (14-8, 4-4).
Larry Drew II had nine assists for
Carolina, which missed its season high in
scoring by one point.
BC had beaten Carolina two straight
times, including an 85-78 win in Chapel
Hill in 2009 when the Tar Heels were the
No. 1 team in the country. Carolina went
on to win the NCAA championship, and
BC went on to lose to Harvard in its next
game.
Florida 65, No. 24 Vanderbilt 61, OT
Kenny Boynton scored 15 points, the
last of them coming on a huge 3-pointer in
overtime, for Florida.
Chandler Parsons added 18 points
and 11 rebounds for the Gators (17-5, 6-2
Southeastern Conference), who improved
to 5-0 following losses this season.
Parsons missed a jumper with 16 seconds remaining in overtime, but got the
rebound and made two free throws with
15.6 seconds remaining to seal Florida’s
ninth win in its last 11 games.
The Gators went 15 of 26 from the line
against Vanderbilt (15-6, 3-4), which lost
consecutive games for the first time this
season.
John Jenkins led Vandy with 22 points,
but the league’s leading scorer went just 2
of 6 from 3-point range.
No. 6 Connecticut at Seton Hall, 7
p.m.
No. 8 BYU vs. UNLV, 4 p.m.
No. 10 Kentucky at Florida, 9 p.m.
No. 12 Villanova vs. No. 25 West
Virginia, Noon
No. 13 Georgetown vs. Providence,
Noon
No. 14 Missouri vs. Colorado, 7:30
p.m.
No. 15 Louisville vs. DePaul, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Texas A&M vs. Baylor, 2 p.m.
No. 17 Syracuse at South Florida, 2
p.m.
No. 20 Washington at Oregon, 4 p.m.
No. 21 Arizona at California, 8 p.m.
No. 22 Utah State vs. Boise State,
9:05 p.m.
No. 23 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina,
1:30 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
No. 1 Ohio State at No. 18 Minnesota,
2 p.m.
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. Rutgers, Noon
No. 19 Wisconsin vs. Michigan State,
1 p.m.
No. 23 North Carolina vs. Florida
State, 2 p.m.
SPORTS
BRIEFs
Area games
postponed
for weather
Tuesday’s hazardous weather
prompted the postponement of
area athletic events.
The Marion Local boys basketball game with Lehman Catholic
at the Hangar will now be played
Tuesday at 6 p.m.
The Celina girls basketball
home game with Lima Senior will
take place Monday at 6 p.m. at the
Fieldhouse.
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Clemens due
for hearing
today
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pitching great Roger Clemens and his
lawyers were due in federal court
today to plan for star prosecution
witness Andy Pettitte’s testimony
alleging Clemens admitted using
performance-enhancing drugs.
U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton scheduled an afternoon hearing on prosecutors’ contention that
Clemens attorney Rusty Hardin has
a conflict of interest since he briefly
advised Pettitte as well. That was
in December 2007, just before the
release of an investigative report
accusing both players of using
human growth hormone.
Clemens has maintained he did
not use HGH during his 23-season
career, while Pettitte admitted using
the substance and said Clemens
admitted privately using HGH as well.
Prosecutors have proposed that
Walton require Michael Attanasio,
another Clemens lawyer who is not
from Hardin’s firm, handle any crossexamination of Pettitte during the trial
scheduled for July.
Prosecutors also have suggested that Walton question whether
Hardin shared any privileged information he got from Pettitte with Clemens or Attanasio.
Ohio High School
Girls Basketball State Poll
ow a state panel of sports writH
ers and broadcasters rates Ohio
high school girls basketball
teams in the fourth of six weekly Associated Press polls, by
OHSAA divisions, with won-lost
record and total points (firstplace votes in parentheses):
DIVISION I
1, Can. McKinley (18)15-0 259
2, Twinsburg (4)
15-0 232
3, Cin. Princeton (4) 18-0 212
4, Kettering Fairmont 15-1 149
16-1 134
5, Reynoldsburg
6, Akr. Firestone (1) 15-0 121
7, Tol. Start
11-2 109
8, Fairborn
14-1 65
9, Tol. Notre Dame 13-2 55
10, Cin. Sycamore 14-3 30
Others receiving 12 or more
points: 11, Cols. Northland 25. 12,
Rocky River Magnificat 24. 13,
Warren Howland 17.
DIVISION II
1, Cin. Indian Hill (15)13-1 218
2, Ravenna (6)
15-0 210
15-0 196
3, Bellbrook (2)
14-0 136
4, Clyde (1)
5, Day. Carroll
13-3 110
6, W. Holmes
12-2 95
7, Aurora
15-1 94
T8, Kettering Alter 12-4 79
T8, Tippecanoe
13-3 79
10, Hathaway Brown (1)8-7 41
Others receiving 12 or more
points: 11, Mentor Lake Cath. (2)
35. 12, Lima Bath 27. 13, Spring.
Kenton Ridge 18. 14, Tol. Rogers
14. 14, Washington C.H. Miami
Trace 14. 16, Parma Hts. Holy
Name 13. 17, Bellevue 12.
DIVISION III
1, Akr. Manchester (17)16-0252
14-0 236
2, Oak Hill (8)
16-1 164
3, Elyria Cath.
4, Millbury Lake
14-0 152
5, Liberty-Benton
13-2 123
6, Anna
14-1 120
7, Cols. Africentric 15-2 116
8, Middletown Madison14-3 64
9, Genoa Area
15-1 54
10, North Union (2) 14-1 39
Others receiving 12 or more
points: 11, Defiance Tinora 37. 12,
Gates Mills Gilmour 14. 13, Fort
Recovery 13.
IVISION IV
D
1, Harvest Prep (20) 16-1 254
15-0 209
2, Arlington (3)
3, Minster
15-1 191
4, Wayne Trace (1) 14-0 182
5, Bucyrus Wynford 15-1 126
14-2 103
6, Ottoville
7, Delphos Jefferson 13-2 86
T8, Berlin Hiland
13-3 85
T8, Tri-Village
15-1 85
10, Lake Ridge (3) 12-4 62
Others receiving 12 or more
points: 11, Reedsville Eastern 21.
12, Mansfield St. Peter’s 17. 13,
Holgate 15. 14, Lowellville 13. 15,
Shadyside 12.
Associated Press
A reporter wears a costume as he interviews Pittsburgh Steelers’
Casey Hampton during media day for NFL football Super Bowl
XLV on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.
Super Bowl
(Continued from Page 1B)
didn’t do anything. They offered
the opportunities to do my job
and keep going.”
Sainz is picking the Steelers
to win Sunday’s game, though
she wouldn’t have had any problem covering the game if the Jets
had made it. They lost to Pittsburgh in the AFC title game.
“It doesn’t matter,” Sainz said.
Besides, “I support the Chargers. I want to see the Chargers
here someday.”
———
CAPED QUESTIONER: There
are always some oddballs credentialed to attend Super Bowl
media day. There are strange
questions and even stranger
get-ups.
Among those who stood out
Tuesday was the man dressed
as a superhero, mask and cape
included, as he interviewed
players and coaches.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin
said he was comfortable with
capes. His sons dressed up as
Batman and Robin for Halloween, then wore the capes for several more days after that.
“I did see that guy dressed up
as Batman,” Pittsburgh linebacker LaMarr Woodley said. “(Two
years ago) somebody was out
here in a wedding dress. Somebody’s always doing something
that’s funny. It’s entertaining.”
There were no wedding dresses this time, but there was a
female reporter wearing a crop
top and doing push-ups using
only one arm and with only one
foot on the ground.
“I was like ‘Wow!’ That makes
me know I have to work harder,” Pittsburgh defensive tackle
Steve McLendon said. “It gave
me a lot of motivation.”
———
AP National Writer Paul Newberry contributed to this report.
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DALLAS — Tom Brady tore
up the NFL with his precision
passing and dynamic guidance
of the New England Patriots’
offense.
That was in 2007, when he
ran away with The Associated
Press NFL Offensive Player of
the Year award.
Ditto for 2010.
Brady won the honor Tuesday for the second time in four
seasons. The record-setting
quarterback, who had a string
of 355 passes without being
intercepted, received 21 votes
from a nationwide panel of 50
media members who regularly cover the league. He easily
beat Philadelphia quarterback
Michael Vick, who got 11 votes.
“To me it comes down to the
mental toughness and determination of the players and
coaches,” Brady said.
A unanimous choice for the
All-Pro team, Brady threw for
36 touchdowns while being
picked off just four times.
When he won the award in
2007, Brady set an NFL mark
with 50 touchdowns passes as
New England went undefeated
in the regular season.
Oddly, the Patriots did not
win the championship in either
of those seasons, but have won
it three other times.
Brady doesn’t sense much
difference in the guy who took
New England to a 16-0 mark
back then and a league-best
14-2 this season.
“I feel our team really grew
together over the course of the
season. It was a privilege to be a
part of this team,” he said. “My
only disappointment is that we
couldn’t take advantage of our
opportunity in the playoffs, but
hopefully we learn from that
and use it as motivation toward
accomplishing our goals for
next season.”
What Brady is doing isn’t
much different: He’s winning,
and he’s piling up dominant
stats.
Brady led the NFL with a 111
passer rating. His 65.9 completion percentage was second to
Philip Rivers of San Diego —
by .1. Nobody came close to
his touchdown to interception
differential: nearest was Matt
Cassel at plus-20.
When not crediting everyone
else, from coach Bill Belichick to his teammates to wife
Giselle or his hair stylist, Brady
explains his success as a matter of experience.
“I’ve been here for a while,
so I’ve seen our offense evolve,”
the 11-year veteran said. “We
do some different things now
than we’ve done in the past.
Ultimately we’re still trying to
do the same thing, which is be
productive and win games.”
Receiver Deion Branch, the
MVP of the 2005 Super Bowl
who returned to the Patriots
from Seattle in midseason,
believes Brady gets his edge
because he can be a nerd.
“Tom studies a lot,” Branch
said late in the season. “We
get the bulk of it in the meeting rooms with just the players
when we sit down to go over the
things that he’s been looking
at. It carries over to the practice field as well. Tom is a dork
when it comes to that, so I’m
Associated Press
New England’s Tom Brady was named the Associated Press’
NFL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time on Tuesday.
going to leave that alone, but
Tom is a dork in that meeting
room.”
A dork? Hardly a description often associated with a
three-time champion quarterback married to a super model.
“Maybe, yeah,” Brady said.
“I could see that, you know? I’m
flattered.”
Also flattering: Brady is the
only quarterback and the only
active player to win the award
twice.
Vick’s comeback season led
him to the Pro Bowl. After missing two seasons while serving a
federal sentence for dogfighting, then sitting as a backup
for the Eagles last season, Vick
has a sensational year. He finished fourth in passer rating
with a career-best 100.2, had
21 TD passes and just six interceptions. Using his unequaled
skills as a running QB, Vick
rushed for 676 yards and nine
TDs. The nearest quarterback
in that area was Josh Freeman
of Tampa Bay with 364 yards.
Also receiving votes were
Houston running back Arian
Foster with seven; Rivers with
five; Atlanta receiver Roddy
White, Green Bay quarterback
Aaron Rodgers, and Philadelphia receiver DeSean Jackson
with two each.
The Associated Press
Lightning 4, Flyers 0
Dwayne Roloson made 38 saves for his
fourth shutout this season, Teddy Purcell
scored two early first-period goals, and
Tampa Bay won the matchup of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams.
All four of Roloson’s shutouts have
come in 11 games since the Lightning
obtained the 41-year old from the New York
Islanders on New Year’s Day.
Steven Stamkos, getting his NHL-leading 39th goal of the season, and Steve
Downie also scored for the Lightning, who
have a six-game winning streak. Tampa Bay, which has won all three games
against the Flyers this season, trails the
conference leaders by two points.
Flyers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was
pulled after giving up three goals on six
shots during the first, and was replaced by
Brian Boucher. Philadelphia lost for just the
third time in the last 13 games.
Sharks 5, Coyotes 3
Patrick Marleau scored a short-handed
goal with 6:05 remaining to cap San Jose’s
rally from a three-goal deficit.
Joe Pavelski scored in the closing seconds of the second period and opening
minutes of the third to start San Jose’s
comeback and Kyle Wellwood tied it later in
the third. Alex Stalock got the win in relief in
his NHL debut, making nine saves, including a strong pad stop on a tip by Shane
Doan on the power play shortly before
Marleau’s game-winner.
Keith Yandle scored to extend his pointscoring streak to 10 games for the Coyotes,
but lost the puck to Marleau in the offensive
zone on the power play.
Marleau then knocked the stick out of
Kyle Turris’ hands while getting the puck in
the middle of the ice and skated in to beat
Ilya Bryzgalov on the breakaway.
Canadiens 3, Capitals 2, SO
Brian Gionta scored two second-period
goals and scored in a shootout, powering
the Canadiens to the win.
Gionta shot high over Capitals goaltender Semyon Varlamov, who had sprawled
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Short-handed Penguins down Rangers
Dustin Jeffrey scored one of
Pittsburgh’s three second-period goals and had the only one
in a seven-round shootout to lift
the injury-depleted Penguins to
a 4-3 victory over the New York
Rangers on Tuesday night.
Marc-Andre Fleury made
25 saves through overtime and
then stopped all seven attempts
against him in the shootout to
outduel fellow All-Star goalie
Henrik Lundqvist, who turned
aside 23 shots.
Jeffrey scored in the top half
of the seventh round, snapping a
shot past Lundqvist. Fleury then
denied Marian Gaborik to give
the Penguins their fifth straight
win at Madison Square Garden.
New York’s Ryan Callahan,
who missed the previous 19
games because of a broken hand,
tied it at 3 in the closing seconds
of the second period after the
Penguins netted three consecutive goals to grab the lead. Brandon Prust and Artem Anisimov
had staked the Rangers to the
two-goal edge.
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winless on road
Brady earns
second offensive
MVP award
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Jason Smith scored a careerhigh 20 points in a rare starting
role and New Orleans defeated
Washington 97-89 on Tuesday
night, dropping the Wizards to
0-25 on the road.
Chris Paul had 15 points and
nine assists and Trevor Ariza
had 16 points for New Orleans,
which snapped a two-game skid.
Smith was starting for center
Emeka Okafor, whose left oblique
muscle strain kept him out for
the first time in 306 games. The
7-foot Smith, normally a reserve
power forward, looked comfortable filling in at center, hitting
his first nine shots.
Nick Young scored 30 points
for Washington, which trailed by
double digits most of the second
half in losing its sixth straight
overall.
Andray Blatche had 21 points
and nine rebounds, and Kirk
Hinrich added 10 points for the
Wizards, who are four road losses from matching the 1992-93
Dallas Mavericks’ NBA worst
0-29 start on the road.
Trail Blazers 99, Spurs 86
LaMarcus Aldridge had a
career-high 40 points along with
11 rebounds for Portland against
NBA-leading San Antonio.
Wesley Matthews added
21 points for the Blazers, who
snapped a two-game losing
streak.
Manu Ginobili had 14 points
for the Spurs, who have lost only
eight games this season.
Gary Neal’s 3-pointer for
San Antonio tied it at 78, but
Aldridge’s layup and Wesley
Matthew’s scoop gave Portland
its biggest lead of the game so far
at 82-78 with 7:03 left.
It was the first game of the
Spurs’ “Rodeo Road Trip,” the
team’s annual junket while the
AT&T Center hosts the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo. The
next stop on the nine-game trip
is the highly anticipated matchup with the defending NBA
champion Los Angeles Lakers
on Thursday.
Celtics 95, Kings 90
Ray Allen scored 22 points
and Rajon Rondo had 17 points
and 10 assists as Boston overcame a slow start.
Paul Pierce added 15 points
and Kevin Garnett had 12 to help
the Celtics (37-11) pull away in
the fourth quarter and clinch
the Eastern Conference’s best
record through games of Feb. 6.
That means Boston’s Doc Rivers will coach the East in the
All-Star game in Los Angeles on
Associated Press
New Orleans’ David West
shoots over Washington’s
Andray
Blatche
during
Tuesday’s game in New
Orleans.
Feb. 20.
DeMarcus
Cousins
and
Tyreke Evans finished with 20
points apiece for a Kings team
that returned to its losing form.
They were coming off wins
against two of the Western Conference’s elite — the Los Angeles
Lakers and New Orleans Hornets — but missed out on their
first three-game winning streak
this season.
Glen Davis’ fastbreak dunk
highlighted the run that put Boston ahead 87-77 with 6 minutes
remaining.
Lakers 114, Rockets 106, OT
Kobe Bryant scored 32 points
and Pau Gasol hit the go-ahead
layup with 1:04 left in overtime,
and Los Angeles bounced back
from consecutive home losses.
Gasol had 26 points and 16
rebounds, and Lamar Odom had
20 points and a season-high 20
rebounds in his return to the
Lakers’ starting lineup.
The two-time defending NBA
champions finished their first
overtime of the season on a 10-2
run, barely holding off injurydepleted Houston.
Luis Scola hit a tying layup
with 5.5 seconds left in regulation for the Rockets, who have
lost three straight.
Kevin Martin scored 30 points
and Scola added 24 points and 15
rebounds as Houston launched a
season-high 38 3-point attempts.
The Rockets made just 10
3-pointers on the third stop of a
four-game road trip.
Buckeye women’s
streak in jepoardy
By NOAH TRISTER
AP Sports Writer
Associated Press
Chicago’s Marty Turco, left, makes a save as teammate Niklas Hjalmarsson, right, defends against
Columbus’ Antoine Vermette during the second period of Tuesday’s game in Columbus.
out in the save attempt, on Montreal’s first
shootout attempt.
Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin
both had shots hit the post for the Capitals,
who didn’t score in the shootout.
Mathieu Perreault had a goal and an
assist and Mike Knuble also scored for the
Capitals.
Washington led 2-0 after the opening period but Montreal fought back, outshooting Washington in all three regulation
periods.
Flames 3, Predators 2, SO
Rene Bourque scored the only goal in
a shootout, and Calgary rallied for its fifth
straight victory.
The Flames trailed 1-0 heading into the
third period, and Matt Stajan and Cory Sarich scored to help Calgary force overtime.
In the shootout, Bourque slipped the
puck under Pekka Rinne’s leg to start. Alex
Tanguay lost the puck, then Rinne stopped
Olli Jokinen. But Miikka Kiprusoff stopped
Martin Erat and Cody Franson.
David Legwand had a last chance to
extend the shootout but couldn’t solve
Kiprusoff.
Patric Hornqvist had a power-play goal
for Nashville. Martin Erat also scored and
Sergei Kostitsyn added two assists.
Wild 1, Kings 0, SO
Pierre-Marc Bouchard scored the winning goal in the shootout and Niklas Backstrom made 27 saves, lifting the Wild to the
victory.
Bouchard beat Jonathan Bernier with
a nifty little backhand through the fivehole and Backstrom stopped Anze Kopitar, Jack Johnson and Dustin Brown for
his first shootout victory in his last nine
opportunities.
Bernier made 27 saves for the Kings,
who had their three-game winning streak
snapped in the first of a 10-game road trip.
Backstrom was rarely challenged during his third shutout of the season, but was
superb in the shootout. Bernier earned his
first shutout of the season and stopped
Marty Havlat to start the shootout before
Bouchard beat him.
Canucks 4, Stars 1
Mikael Samuelsson and Christian
Ehrhoff scored power-play goals, helping
the Canucks to the road win.
Vancouver also got a short-handed
goal from Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows
also found the back of the net. Daniel Sedin
added two assists.
In the first game back from the All-Star
break for both clubs, the Canucks recorded
their third straight victory and moved into sole
possession of first place overall in the NHL.
It was the third time in the last 33 days
that the Canucks dominated the Stars, winning all three games by a combined score
of 15-3. During those three, the Vancouver
power play has done most of the damage,
converting 8 of 15 attempts.
Blackhawks 7, Blue Jackets 4
Jonathan Toews had a short-handed
goal and two assists and the Blackhawks
started a grueling six-game, 12-day road
trip with a victory.
Patrick Kane added a goal and an
assist, while Nick Leddy, Duncan Keith,
Viktor Stalberg, Dave Bolland and Marian Hossa also scored for Chicago, which
plays 20 of its last 32 regular-season
games on the road.
Fernando Pisani and Brent Seabrook
each had two assists as the Blackhawks
overcame a 3-2 second-period deficit by
scoring four consecutive goals.
Derek Dorsett, Derick Brassard, Samuel Pahlsson and Matt Calvert scored for the
Blue Jackets.
Devils 2, Senators 1
Dainius Zubrus scored on a shot that
deflected off an Ottawa defenseman with
5:43 to play, and New Jersey returned from
the All-Star break with another victory.
Nick Palmieri also scored and Martin
Brodeur had a rather easy game in net with
15 saves as the Devils won for the seventh
time in the last nine games (7-1-1).
Alex Kovalev scored for Ottawa, which
was limited to a season-low 16 shots on
goal. Rookie goaltender Robin Lehner
gave the Senators a chance to win, making
31 saves.
Maple Leafs 4, Panthers 3, SO
Tyler Bozak and Colby Armstrong
scored in a shootout, helping Toronto get
the win.
Jean-Sebastien Giguere allowed a goal
to David Booth on a nice spin move to open
the shootout, then stopped Mike Santorelli
and Chris Higgins. He also had 30 saves
in the game between Eastern Conference
also-rans.
Phil Kessel took an elbowing penalty
with 4:15 remaining, and 34 seconds later
Florida’s Cory Stillman tied it at 3.
Kessel had a breakaway in the final
seconds but couldn’t beat Scott Clemmensen, extending his goal drought to
eight games.
Islanders 4, Thrashers 1
Kyle Okposo scored twice, including a
go-ahead goal in New York’s big second
period, and rookie goaltender Kevin Poulin
stopped 25 shots.
Okposo’s second-period goal gave the
Islanders the lead. P.A. Parenteau scored
1 minute later on the power play as New
York took command with three goals in the
period. Okposo, who also had an assist,
scored again in the third.
The 20-year-old Poulin earned his third
career win after he was recalled from AHL
Bridgeport on Monday. Another New York
rookie, Travis Hamonic, tied it at 1 with his
first career goal early in the second period.
Bruins 3, Hurricanes 2
Nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron
scored early in the third period and the
Bruins held on for the victory.
Daniel Paille also scored for Boston,
giving the Bruins three wins in their four
meetings with Carolina this season.
Boston’s Tim Thomas made 24 saves
and Carolina’s Cam Ward stopped 30
shots in a matchup of goalies from the AllStar game
ANN ARBOR, Mich. —
When Michigan beat Ohio State
in women’s basketball in late
December, it was a milestone
— the first time the Wolverines
had beaten the Buckeyes in 15
games.
It also was only the beginning.
Teams from all over the Big
Ten are sensing an opening this
season. After winning at least
a share of the league’s last six
regular-season titles, Ohio State
has dropped five of its first nine
conference games and is currently in seventh place.
“Ohio State — they’re always
the team to beat,” Michigan
guard Veronica Hicks said.
“We’re seeing now that teams
— it’s like UConn — everybody
wants a piece. To see that they’re
human after winning six years
straight, everybody’s out for
blood, but you’ve got to hand it
to them, because they’re still in
position to do good things. We
have a lot of games left.”
The Buckeyes (13-8, 4-5) are
only three games out of first
place, but they’ll have to outplay
quite a few other contenders
down the stretch if they want to
extend their streak. Penn State
(18-5, 7-2) and Wisconsin (12-9,
7-2) are tied for first, followed by
No. 11 Michigan State (18-3, 6-2)
and Michigan (13-8, 6-3). No. 20
Iowa (17-5, 5-4) and Purdue (15-7,
5-4) are tied for fifth.
“There is no definitive top or
bottom in the league. There’s
a lot of parity,” Michigan State
coach Suzy Merchant said.
“There’s been a lot of turnover
and a lot of resources have been
put into programs that didn’t
have that in the past. The league
is tough top to bottom.”
Ohio State won 31 games last
season and returned five starters, including All-American Jantel Lavender. The Buckeyes won
their first seven games of 2010-11
but have slumped badly since
then. Ohio State’s worst conference mark under coach Jim
Foster was 10-6 in 2002-03, his
first season with the Buckeyes.
They’re already on the verge of
matching that loss total.
And with so many teams in
contention, the race for first is
shaping up to be a wild one.
“I think it’s taken a while
for the Big Ten to get to this
competitive level,” Foster said.
“You have to compete longer and
harder and you have to compete
every night.”
Only two Big Ten teams are in
The Associated Press Top 25, but
the league’s top seven all were
ranked at least 53rd in the RPI
as of Tuesday afternoon, according to RealTimeRPI.com. That
includes Ohio State at No. 18.
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tree and stump removal. Exver/ rye grass balage. 3x3 big
Next to pool. 3 bedrooms on
perienced. Insured. (419)586bales. $100-$145 ton DM.
2nd floor. 1-1/2 baths, 2 pa5518.
Analysis reports available.
tios. Attached garage. $750
Volume purchase discount.
month. (419)305-1558.
Carpet and vinyl installed. 25
E-mail: cowsfly@hotmail.com
years
experience.
Work
(260)517-9298, Decatur, Indi- 133-1/2 Margo Lane. 3 bedroom
guaranteed.
Call
Bert
townhouse apartment. 1-1/2
ana.
(260)997-6932, for free estibath. Utility room, washer/
mate.
Straw and hay in abundance.
dryer hookups, appliances,
All bale sizes, all grades.
central air, carport, storage
Carpet Installation. New, used,
Dry cow hay, low potassium.
shed. Rent $525 month, year
stretch out wrinkles. Free
Semi loads. Bill and Chris
lease. $500 off 1st month’s
estimates. 15 years experiMartin, (517)543-1642.
rent to qualified applicants.
ence. Call Carl, (419)394(419)586-2965, (419)852-1746.
0000.
FARM
EQUIPMENT
1730 Settlers Lane. 3 bedroom
Lady has opening for houseranch apartment. 2 full
keeping in the Fort Recov- 1995 Caterpillar 75C with PTO.
baths, 2 car attached garage,
ery area. Has 18 years expe4,900 hours. New tracks.
kitchen appliances furnishrience and references upon
Farmer owned. Perfect coned. Small dogs welcome,
request. (419)375-4305.
dition. (419)234-1750.
non-smoking.
$725
per
Light hauling. House, barn, ga- Allis-Chalmers
month. Call (419)305-9309.
8050.
Front
rage, basement, clean outs.
wheel drive. 3,414 hours. 201 Zillah. Westside. 3 bedTree cutting, falling tree
Power shift. 18.4x38 tires
room, 1 bath, family room.
clean up, brush removal.
and duals. 540/1,000 PTO.
$575 plus deposit. Immediate
(419)953-8421.
75% tire tread. Air ride seat.
availability. (419)586-7033.
Looks
and
runs
good.
Snow removal. Any size lot or
211 East Warren. 2 bedroom
(419)942-1505, Coldwater.
drive. Call (567)204-3418.
apartment. $415 month.
Williams Tax Service, 307 East New Idea manure spreader, 816 South Echo. 2 bedroom
model 364. Very good condiSpring Street, Saint Marys.
house. $425 month.
tion. (260)348-3427.
(419)300-8653. Personal and
For details call (419)586-2965,
Business Tax Service.
(419)852-1746.
AUTOMOBILES
2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport. 4x4,
automatic, 4 door. 98,000
miles. GREAT CONDITION!
$4,995. (937)621-0843.
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT.
101,000 miles. 4 door. Dark
green. Sharp. Call (419)8523792.
2003 Buick Rendezvous. One
owner, excellent condition,
new brakes, tires. $9,000.
Call (419)305-1354.
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THE
THE DAILY
DAILY STANDARD,
STANDARD, Celina,
Celina, Ohio
Ohio
PETS
Large 1 bedroom upstairs
apartment. Lease, deposit.
Owner pays water. Tenant
pays
electric.
120
East
Wayne. $340 per month.
(419)268-2385.
Spacious 3 bedroom apartment.
Appliances.
UTILITIES
FURNISHED.
Ranch 2 bedroom, appliances,
basement, garage.
(419)586-2393, (419)305-0968.
Two bedroom, 1 bath cottage.
113 Orchard, Celina. Washer/
dryer hookup, dishwasher,
central air. Stove and refrigerator
included.
Celina
schools. Non-pet. $450 month
plus deposit. (419)300-9631.
Winter Reductions. 1 bedroom
apartments starting at $335.
2 bedroom apartments starting $365 month. $200 deposit
to
qualified
applicants.
(877)272-8179.
Coldwater
Country home. 3 bedrooms, 11/2 baths. Air conditioning,
stove, refrigerator, laundry
hookup. Non-smoking, nonpet. References, deposit required. Call (419)305-8692.
401 Myers Road. 2 bedrooms.
Appliances, laundry hookup, One bedroom apartments. Air
Blue Heeler pups. Full bloodconditioning, washer/ dryer.
all electric, low utilities.
ed. Working parents. Cattle
Non-smoking. (419)678-3229.
Non-pet. (419)733-5434.
dogs. $50. Call (419)925-5103
517 West Market Street. 1st Two bedroom apartment with
or (419)852-9125.
attached garage. Refrigeramonth rent free. 2 bedroom,
FREE to good home: 1-1/2 year
tor and stove, laundry hook1 bath, garage. Non-pet. $485.
old AKC Maltese. Neutered,
ups. References, deposit re(419)733-8549.
microchipped. No other dogs
quired. (419)733-4025.
in house. Loves kids. All 630-1/2 East Livingston. 2 bedroom upstairs apartment. No Two bedroom apartment, first
white. Call (937)760-9631.
floor. Stove and refrigerator,
laundry hookups. Electric
Shih-Tzu puppies. 2 males
laundry hookups. Referenheat. We pay water bill. Non($325 each), 2 females ($350
ces,
deposit
required.
pet. $375 month. $375 deposeach). Black/ white, brown/
(419)629-2247.
it. (419)586-3494.
white.
Does
not
shed.
811 East Wayne Street. 2 bed- Two bedroom apartment. Air
(419)305-6539.
conditioning, washer/ dryer.
room apartment. Washer and
Non-smoking. (419)678-3229.
dryer hookups, garage, cenFOR RENT
tral air. Very nice. $525 Two bedroom condo. Cecelia
month plus utilities, $525 deAll "Real Estate" advertised herein is subject
Drive. Kitchen appliances,
to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which
posit. (419)586-3283.
washer/ dryer hookup. At-
Goettemoeller
Garage LTD
(between RG Sound and UPS)
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
(419)733-5114 or (419)305-7560
makes it illegal to advertise any prefergogarage@bright.net
ence, limitation or discrimination based on Country, but close. 3 bedrooms,
tached garage. Full baserace, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
2005 Dodge Grand Caravan SE.
ment. (419)375-4043.
2-1/2
bath,
huge
family
room,
status, or national origin, or intention to
Silver, clean! $5,997
make such preference, limitation or disgarage. completely remodcrimination. "We will not knowingly accept
2001 Chevrolet Blazer. 4x4,
Two bedroom, 1 bath, 1 car gaeled. $795. (419)586-7033.
any advertising for real estate which is in
leather,
sunroof,
loaded.
rage, brick ranch home. Just
violation of the law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised are
$4,497.
Getting an income tax refund?
remodeled new windows, paavailable on an equal opportunity basis."
1999
Mercury
Mountaineer.
The Meadows at
tio, central air conditioning.
4x4, leather, 108,000 miles.
Grand Lake Apartments!
324 East Plum. $550 month.
Celina
Clean! $4,497.
Now leasing 2 and 3
(419)733-3398.
1998 Olds Aurora. Polo Green. $99 Moves You In! East Towne
bedroom apartment homes.
Village Apartments, 812 Pro
4.0 V-8, sunroof, loaded.
Total electric,
St. Henry
Drive, Celina, OH 45822. Af$1,997.
furnished kitchens.
Spacious 2 bedroom apartment.
fordable Housing to quali1993 Olds Ciera. Good work car.
We’ll sweeten the pot with
Appliances included. Washfied applicants. Stop by the
$1,997.
your income tax return
er/ dryer hookup. Attached
office
for
applications
or
1996 Ford F-150. 6 cylinder, 5
and give you $50
garage. Near park and pool.
call (419)586-4234 between
speed. New tires. Work
Wal-Mart gift card
(567)644-4815.
8
a.m.
and
4:30
p.m.,
Tuesday
truck. $1,897.
to decorate your new home…
through Friday or by apSell us your affordable used
must sign lease by
pointment. Hurry in to take
In The Area
vehicle today!
February 20th
advantage of the Great Spe*some restrictions may apply.
OVER 50 Vehicles in stock
Blume Alumni Apartments for
cial. Equal Housing Oppor866-310-9692
priced $5,200 to $700! Prices
seniors, all utilities included
tunity. Handicap Accessible.
Slashed! Check out our webin low rents (even standard
TDD# 1-419-526-0466. Metro Lake front rental. 3 bedroom, 2
bath,
attached
garage,
nonsite www.rpauto.net POEPcable). 1 bedroom starting:
Welcomed.
Possibility
of
smoking, must see! Call
PELMAN AUTO, 1 mile east
$435 month. 2 bedrooms $555
Rental Assistance. This in(419)586-9367. (Deb)
of 127 on 274, Carthagena,
month. Metro gladly acceptstitution is an equal oppor(419)925-4747, Weekdays 9-5,
ed. Toll-free: (888)738-4776.
tunity provider and employ- Two bedroom house. $450 a
Saturdays 9-3. We also BUY!
er.
month. All electric, applian- Osgood: 2 bedroom apartment.
ces, laundry hookup. NonAll utilities furnished in1105 Kingswood Court. 2 bedsmoking. Call (419)584-1175.
cluding cable. (419)582-2891.
room.
Appliances,
laundry
TRUCKS, SUVs
hookup, curtains, central
air,
lawn
care,
garage. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ $ $ $$$
1995 Chevy Silverado. 2 wheel
(419)236-9301, (419)692-7441.
drive.
Great
condition.
$
$
If you have a motorcyle, boat, RV,
94,800 miles. Leather. Run- 1110 Princeton. 2 bedroom du$
ning boards, cap. $5,250 or
farm equipment, house, car, truck, van that you
plex, 2 bath, with attached $
best offer. (419)678-4643.
garage. 1 year lease and 1 $
are trying to sell .... advertise it in the classifieds $
month
rent
for
a
deposit,
2001 Ford Ranger XLT extend$
$
with a photo and get great results!*
$475 month. Non-pet. Call
ed cab, 6 cylinder, auto key$
(419)678-2703, for more infor- $
less entry, power windows,
mation.
$
locks, AM/FM cassette, CD.
S
$
New battery and tires, excel- 1117 Kingswood Court. 2 bedlent condition. 93,142 miles.
room, 1 bath, 1 car garage.
$6,500. (419)925-4366.
Covered patio. Central heat
and air. Non-smoking, non2005 Chevy Trailblazer LT. 4x4,
pet. Credit check required.
loaded. $8,995.
Cindy Hembree, Coldwell
2002 Chevy Trailblazer LS. 4x4,
Banker Lakeshore, (419)305loaded. $5,995.
1601.
1999
Mercury
Mountaineer.
1130 Kingswood Court. 2 bed4x4. Loaded. $3,995.
room, 1 bath duplex. AppliPremium Auto Sales, (419)586ances, laundry hook-ups, ga7131.
rage. Non-pet, non-smoking.
$450 monthly and deposit.
VANS
We check references. Call
(419)586-3746.
2004 Toyota Sienna XLE van.
Excellent condition inside 138 Meyer. 2 bedroom ranch
duplex. Garage, appliances,
and out. Auto hatch and dual
laundry room. Gas heat, censlide doors. 4 captain’s
tral air. Non-pet. (419)953chairs. 139,000 miles. $9,600.
0586.
Call (419)305-5627.
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THEDAILY
DAILYSTANDARD,
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Celina, Ohio
Ohio
THE
Wednesday evening, February 2, 2011
Commercial/Office
NOTICES
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
6,000 square foot Industrial/
Storage building with office AL-ANON is for non-alcoholics 12th, Saturday, February. Conwho have an alcoholic as a
signment. Antiques, collectiand 14’ doors. Excellent lofriend or family member and
bles, more. Junior Fair Buildcation.
$1,800
monthly.
would like to learn about the
ing, Auglaize County Fair(941)778-4389.
disease. Meetings are free
grounds, Wapakoneta. 9 a.m.
and anonymous. Mondays
REAL ESTATE
7:30-8:30 p.m. Saint Marys 13th, Sunday, February. Consignment. Longaberger BasNazarene Church, 310 IndiAll "Real Estate" advertised herein is subject
to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which
kets and accessories, antiana
Avenue,
Saint
Marys
(enmakes it illegal to advertise any preferques, magazines, more. Junter back doors, upstairs to
ence, limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial
ior Fair Building, Auglaize
left).
Thursdays
7:30status, or national origin, or intention to
County Fairgrounds, Wapa8:30 p.m. (12 step meetings),
make such preference, limitation or discrimination. "We will not knowingly accept
koneta. 9 a.m.
Montezuma
Church
of
Christ,
any advertising for real estate which is in
71 South Canal Street, Monviolation of the law. All persons are hereby
5th, Saturday, February. Jayinformed that all dwellings advertised are
tezuma (enter at back). Friavailable on an equal opportunity basis."
land Trotting Association.
days 8-9 p.m., Holy Trinity
Harness horse racing equipCatholic Church, corner of
Celina
ment, horse trailers. Jay
Main and 2nd Streets, ColdCounty Fairgrounds, WomNo money down? No problem.
water (basement enter at
en’s building, Portland, IndiCredit blemishes OK. Roll-in
rear).
ana. 10 a.m.
closing costs, certain limitaATTENTION!
tions may apply. FHA/VA/
RD. Free pre-approvals. Call Need information on where to
go to get help in our comSue Thomas, (419)586-2806.
munity? Call OUR HOME
KTL Performance Mortgage,
FAMILY RESOURCE CEN5178 Children’s Home-BradTER at 586–HOME (4663) or
ford Road, Greenville, OH
stop in at: 117 West Fayette
45331.
Street in Celina. MondayMB.803171.000, LO.003362.000
Thursday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
BUY, SELL
& RENT
Do it all through
the Classifieds
818 Kensington. 3 bedroom, 11/2 bath. 1,040 square feet. 2
car garage. Finished basement. (419)584-2481.
ATTORNEY GENERAL'S
DRUG ENFORCEMENT
HOTLINE
Report illegal drug activity, all
calls are confidential and
may be reported anonymously. Information is relayed to
local law enforcement agencies for investigation. Calls
may also be made to local
agencies.
1-800-282DRUG(3784). Office of the
Ohio Attorney General, Celina Police Dept. 419-586–2345.
Homes: 2,3 bedrooms, good condition, priced in $40’s, $50’s,
$60’s, $70’s.
Commercial Buildings: Brick, For information on Alcoholics
hardwood
floors,
6,991
Anonymous call: (866)678square feet; Doctor’s office
0148. All calls are confidenplus 3 bedroom apartment,
tial.
4,000 square feet.
Narcotics
Anonymous. Saint
Two large commercial lots on
Paul’s
United
Methodist
Main Street. $39,900.
Church,
North
Main,
Celina.
RE/MAX Professional Associ7:30 p.m. Monday and Thursates. (419)586-2391.
day.
Use your tax return for a down
payment on a new home!
PUBLIC AUCTIONS
Hurry, interest rates are rising. We work with credit
dings and will help you with 12th, Saturday, February. Coldwater Young Farmers. Farm
financing. Locally owned
machinery. Coldwater footand operated. Call (419)586ball stadium parking lot,
8220 or visit: chbsinc.com
Coldwater. 9 a.m.
GARAGE SALES
✄ ✄
HAVING A GARAGE SALE?
1 day, 15 words, $9.90:
66¢ each word after
2 days, 15 words, $10.80:
72¢ each word after
3 days, 15 words, $11.85:
79¢ each word after
4 days, 15 words, $12.60:
84¢ each word after
(Pre-paid Rates)
DEADLINES:
4 P.M. FOR NEXT EDITION
4 P.M. FRIDAY FOR MONDAY
Garage Sale Ads Includes Signs!
Celina
Senior Citizens Giant Garage
Sale. 217 Riley Street, Celina. February 3-8. Weekdays, 8:30-4. Thursday evening until 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sunday 9:30-4. Bag
Days, clothing only, Sunday $3, Monday $2. Tuesday, February 8, last day,
$1 with second bag free.
Includes all items left.
Fort Recovery
LEGALS
Exceptional 5,342 square foot
home. 5 bedrooms, 6 baths, 31/2 car garage. Pool, theater,
geothermal.
REDUCED
$339,900.
(419)678-0047.
Pictures: www.osterfelds.com
Maria Stein
Three bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, 2-1/2
car garage. New heat pump.
1,700 square feet. Nice. Saint
Rose, (419)925-4446.
Mendon
Open House daily at the remodeled home at 104 East Market in Mendon. $0 down, 1
year Home Warranty, Free
Appliances. A 3 bedroom, 11/2 bath with 2 garages,
screened porch. Has new
carpet, paint, updated bathrooms and new lighting. The
purchase price is $79,000.
Approximate monthly house
payment if purchased =
$449.55.
419-586-8220.
www.chbsinc.com
MOBILE HOMES
14x70 Pineridge. 2 bedroom, 2
bath, 2x4 walls, shingle roof.
New
carpet
and
vinyl.
Range, refrigerator, washer
and dryer, central air, covered carport, shed. Lot 71
Summit
Court.
$12,900.
(419)586-2381.
Great selection of 2/3 bedroom
mobile homes priced from
$10,000 to $40,000. Some furnished. Inquire. RE/MAX
Professional
Associates.
(419)586-2391.
NOTICES
ACTION
FOR
BATTERED
WOMEN 24 HOURS A DAY.
Family Crisis Network's 24
hours, 7 days a week hotline
is open for you. We have a
wide variety of free immediate and long term services
for you: Emergency shelter,
legal advocacy, counseling,
financial
assistance
and
more.
PLEASE
CALL:
(419)586-1133.
Offering
Supervised
Visitations, Supervised Exchanges
and
Mediation
Services.
RAFT Program (Reaching
and Assisting Families in
Transition), 117 West Fayette
Street,
Celina,
Ohio.
(419)586-4663, extension 230.
PUBLIC NOTICE
The Annual Financial Report for
Fiscal Year 2010 of the Alcohol, Drug
Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Van Wert, Mercer, and
Paulding Counties has been Completed. The report is available at the
RI¿FHRIWKH%RDUGEHWZHHQWKHKRXUV
of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. located at
1054 South Washington Street, Suite
A, Van Wert, Ohio. Copies of the re-
PUBLIC NOTICE
The following applications and/
or verified complaints were received
and the following draft, proposed, or
final actions were issued, by the Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency
(OEPA) last week. “Actions” include
the adoption, modification, or repeal
of orders (other than emergency
orders); the issuance, denial, modification or revocation of licenses,
permits, leases, variances, or certificates; and the approval or disapproval of plans and specifications. “Draft
Actions” are written statements of the
director of Environmental Protection’s
(Director’s) intent with respect to the
issuance, denial, etc. of a permit,
license, order, etc. Interested persons may submit written comments
or request a public meeting regarding
draft actions. Comments or public
meeting requests must be submitted
within 30 days of notice of the draft
action. “Proposed Actions” are written statements of the director’s intent
with respect to the issuance, denial,
modification, revocation, or renewal
of a permit, license, or variance.
Written comments and requests for a
public meeting regarding a proposed
action may be submitted within 30
days of notice of the proposed action.
An adjudication hearing may be held
on a proposed action if a hearing
request or objection is received by
the OEPA within 30 days of issuance
of the proposed action. Written comments, requests for public meetings,
and adjudication hearing requests
must be sent to: Hearing Clerk, Ohio
Environmental Protection Agency,
P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio
43216-1049 (telephone: 614-6442129). “Final Actions” are actions
of the director which are effective
upon issuance or a stated effective
date. Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code
Section 3745.04, a final action may
be appealed to the Environmental
Review Appeals Commission (ERAC)
(formerly known as the Environmental
Board of Review) by a person who
was a party to a proceeding before
the director by filing an appeal within
30 days of notice of the final action.
Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code
Section 3745.07, a final action issuing, denying, modifying, revoking, or
renewing a permit, license, or variance which is not preceded by a pro-
port can be provided upon request.
BY ORDER OF THE ALCOHOL,
DRUG ADDICTION AND MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES BOARD OF
VAN WERT, MERCER & PAULDING
COUNTIES OF MERCER COUNTY,
OHIO.
Keith D. Turvy
Executive Director of the Board
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posed action, may be appealed to the
ERAC by filing an appeal within 30
days of issuance of the final action.
ERAC appeals, accompanied by a
$70 filing fee which the Commission
in its discretion may reduce if by affidavit the appellant demonstrates that
payment of the full amount of the fee
would cause extreme hardship, must
be filed with: Environmental Review
Appeals Commission, 309 South
Fourth Street, Room 222, Columbus,
Ohio 43215. A copy of the appeal
must be served on the director within
3 days after filing the appeal with the
ERAC.
FINAL ISSUANCE OF RENEWAL
OF NPDES PERMIT
WENNING POULTRY FARM
1500 Union City Rd.,
Fort Recovery, Ohio
Action Date: 03/01/2011
Receiving Waters: UT Fort Creek
Facility Description: Cafo or
Rendering Plant
Identification No.: 2IK00009*CD
This final action not preceded by
proposed action and is appealable to
ERAC.
DRAFT NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL
– SUBJECT TO REVISION
MONTEZUMA CLUB ISLAND WWTP
6590 Guadalupe Rd., Celina, OH
Action Date: 02/02/2011
Receiving Waters: Grand Lake
St. Marys
Facility Description: County
Commission
Identification No.: 2PH00015*HD
Antidegradation.
VILLAGE OF CHICKASAW
38 West Wayne Street
Chickasaw, OH
Action Date: 02/09/2011
Receiving Waters: Chickasaw
Creek
Facility Description: Wastewater
Identification No.: 757380
Antidegradation project as defined
by OAC 3745-1-05 — an exclusion
or waver is not applicable. Requests
to be on the interested parties mailing list should be submitted within 30
days to Ohio EPA-Division of Surface
Water, Attention: Permits Processing
Unit, 50 West Town Street, P.O. Box
1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216-1049.
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Parkway
Middle School
EIGHTH GRADE
Principal’s honor (4.0) — Riley
Armstrong, Ashley Baughman,
Allison Gaerke, Kayle Heckler, Cassandra Kuhn, Madison
Meyer, Chloe Prichard, Madison
Roehm, Seth Rollins, Whitney
Rollins, Bethany Schlemmer,
Kayla Stephenson and Kayla
Walls.
High honors (3.9 to 3.6) — Kennedy Baker, Turner Bransteter,
Grant Dugan, Wyatt Felver, Brandon Gibson, Jeannie Haddix,
Paige Hamrick, Emma Hipply,
Katelyn Kroeger, Grace Linn,
Jared Puthoff, Amanda Stachler
and Devin Stover.
Honors (3.5-3.0) — Hayden
Abromavich, Kami Albright,
Natasha Baker, Raya Beerbower,
Halle Beougher, Hayley Bollenbacher, Jairett Boyce, Matthew
Boznango, Brenna Brazle, Jacquelyn Bruns, Chloe Dailey, Josh
Etgen, Megan Everage, Kristopher Gangwer, Rachel Green,
Alexis Hague, Caleb Heindel,
Lydia Heindel, Cole Ketchum,
Nichole LaBrun, Tim Lavergne,
Collin Leighner, Hunter Lies,
Zoey Pond, Abby Shellabarger,
Chelsey Shinn, Serina Siano,
Ryan Tinkham, Kirsten Tuckerman, Terra Walls, Erin Weirrick,
Sierra Williams and Samantha
Wood.
SEVENTH GRADE
Principal’s honor (4.0) —
Samantha Wehe.
High honors (3.9 to 3.6) — Zion
Armstrong, Braden Baker, Cody
Coffman, Kelsey Eckhart, Kaylee Gehle, Taylor Hesse, Hayden
Lyons, Tanner Matthews, Allison Pancake, Madison Schaffner,
Abigail Stephenson, Autumn
Stetler and Justin Thomas.
Honors (3.5-3.0) — Samantha
Baker, Selena Burtch, Michaela
Campbell, Julia Clabough, Elizabeth Dellinger, Devin Dicke,
Haley Dicke, Sage Dugan, KC
Fili, Kevin Flaugher, Andrew
Ford, Alexandra Harner, Jaimee
Hileman, Shalaine Horn, Jared
Jutte, Devin Kline, Connor Morton, Kalyn Pierstorff, Hannah
Ridenour, Jensen Riley, Trent
Sarasin, Logan Sutter and Madison Swander.
SIXTH GRADE
Principal’s honor (4.0) — Claire
NASA
finds plenty
of planets
WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s
planet-hunting telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life.
An early report from a cosmic
census indicates that relatively
small planets and stable multiplanet systems are far more
plentiful than previous searches
showed.
NASA released new data today
from its
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count of
what astronomers call exoplanets. They haven’t been confirmed
as planets yet, but some astronomers estimate that 90 percent of
what Kepler has found will eventually be verified.
Kepler, launched in 2009, has
been orbiting the sun between
Earth and Mars, conducting a
planet census and searching
for Earth-like planets since last
year. It has found there are more
planets that are much smaller
than Jupiter — the biggest planet
in our solar system — than there
are giant planets.
Some of these even approach
Earth’s size. That means they
are better potential candidates
for life than the behemoths that
are more easily spotted, astronomers say.
While Kepler hasn’t yet found
planets that are as small as
Earth, all the results are “pointing in the right direction,” said
University of California Santa
Cruz astronomer Jonathan Fortney, a Kepler researcher.
Yale University expert Debra
Fischer, who wasn’t part of the
Kepler team but serves as an outside expert for NASA, said the
new information “gives us a much
firmer footing” in eventual hopes
for worlds that could harbor life.
Honor rolls
Fisher, Sarah Gehron, Sarah
Hipply, Caleb Rollins, Amanda
Ross, Alivia Stover and Sydney
Swygart.
High honors (3.9 to 3.6) — Justin Barna, Nathan Boroff, J.
Clouse, Zach Coats, Mackenzie
Cox, Logan Eichenauer, Logan
Felver, Carson Ford, Morgan
Hamrick, Halie Hileman, DeeAnna Huffman, Elizabeth Leighner, Tyler Miller, Kennedy Painter, Shay Pond, Jerica Ralston,
Alec Schoenleben, Austin Smith,
Alisha Stockwell, Clayton Sutton
and Trace Walls.
Honors (3.5-3.0) — Katie Agler,
Andrew
Baughman,
Jaden
Black, Cassidy Boeckman, Callie
Eichler, Claudia Etgen, Madeleine Ford, Alisa Gray, Mikaylee
Heindel, Logan Jackson, Cody
Kuhn, Coleton Lautzenheiser,
Joshua Puthoff, Ben Schlemmer, Alyxandria Slusher, Emily
Strunk, Abby Sutter, Jonna VanGundy, Kayla Webb and Megan
Weirrick.
Memorial High
School
FRESHMEN
Highest honors (11.00-14.00
GPA) — Elizabeth Bartlett,
Chevelle Boomershine, Kristen Dammeyer, Samantha Fortman, Alexis Grothause, Weston
Hirschfeld, Drew Houser, Luke
Lemmerman, Tannar Rutschilling, Christine Sullivan, Zachary
Wilker and Thomas Wirth.
High honors (10.00-10.99 GPA)
— Marissa Engle, Tarin Tischler
and John Yahl.
Honors (9.00-9.99 GPA) — Matt
Alexander, Jared Deubler, Kyle
Dodson, Amanda Dues, Allison Franklin, Machela Hollman, Michah Johns, Mallory
Kill, Paige Morris, Kyle Oswalt,
Danielle Patten, Derek Pietrzak,
Jevin Ramsey, Samantha Wilson
and Matt Zink.
SOPHOMORES
Highest honors (11.00-14.00
GPA) — Cole Brooks, Katlyn
Brown, Kevin Dammeyer, Nick
Durkee, Kelly Heitkamp, Brooke
Hertenstein, Neil Perry, Maxwell Powell, Ambika S., Sarika
S., Mitchell Slemmons, Jaclyn
Smith and Holly Sudhoff.
High honors (10.00-10.99 GPA)
— Brennan Brown, Emily Brown,
Megan Cisco, Colleen Magee,
Latasha Rupard, Logan Simons,
Cody Temple and Mitchel Vires.
Honors (9.00-9.99 GPA) — Steven Axe, Elizabeth Bradley,
Paige Dicus, Jason Freewalt,
Justin Kilgore, Hannah Langsdon, Andrea Martin, Tyler Parent, Erica Weigel, Sarah Wendel, Hannah Yaney and Kirtis
Young.
JUNIORS
Highest honors (11.00-14.00
GPA) — Jacquelyn Bayham, Austin Boise, Jennifer Bowersock,
Mitchell Fowler, Molly Hertenstein, Jessica Jeffries, Erica Keysor, Taylor Miller, Josh Parker,
Anthony Tenney, Ryan Wendel
and Sarah Wilker.
High honors (10.00-10.99 GPA)
— Danielle Henning, Daniel
Miller, Taylor Phillippe, Jeff
Severt and Ryan Wilker.
Honors (9.00-9.99 GPA) —
Cierra Anderson, Marie Bertke,
Brittany Brown, Jennifer Brown,
Ashleigh Falk, Keith Frische,
Maddie Glass, Jamie James,
Meghan Klinger, Mariah Krugh,
Leah Renner, Austin Riggs,
Shelbe Taylor, Isabella Tingler
and Amanda Walter.
SENIORS
Highest honors (11.00-14.00
GPA) — Tyler Albert, Joseph
Brenneman, Taylor Casey, Fiona Clancy, Danielle Danaher,
Eric Dicke, Katie Elsass, Tyler
Hertenstein, Courtney Hisey,
Dylan Koch, Kaitlyn McBride,
Alexandria Nagel, Charleston
Powell, Elizabeth Sampson, Priya S., Rachel Wale, Angela Wilker, Danny Williams, Ben Wilson
and Jeremy Wilson.
High honors (10.00-10.99 GPA)
— Sarah Bailey, Allison Boley,
Dan Bubp, Rachel Bubp, Shelby Core, Wyatt Falasco, Devon
Fitzgerald, Matt Freewalt, Brad
Hogshead, Jimmy Hollman,
Lynne Jessen, Haylee Kill, Greg
Kuffner, Brooke Lengerich,
Kelsey Smith, Danielle Sudhoff
and Erika Thornsberry.
Honors (9.00-9.99 GPA) —
Mekayla Breland, Grant Broski, Paul Carmean, Courtney
Cawood, Cassandra Charboneau,
Jordan Dressman, Kiera Fenwick, Whitney Francis, Ashley
Graham, Duncan Hansel, Ashley
Lore, Kylee Menchhofer, Jordan
Nagel, Jeana Nowicki, Riley Parent, Derek Roop, Carrie Schlater, Patrick Schwartz, Jo Steva,
Taylor Sudman, TC Tenney and
Shannon Thiebeau.
Associated Press
People today pack the food court at a shopping mall used as a evacuation shelter in Cairns, Australi as a monster cyclone approaches
the northeast coast with furious winds, rains and surging seas on a
scale unseen in generations.
Massive cyclone bears
down on Australian coast
By KRISTEN GELINEAU
Associated Press
CAIRNS, Australia — Strong
winds and driving rain began buffeting northeast Australia as one
of the country’s biggest storms
bore down today while residents
huddled in evacuation centers or
hid at home in bathrooms behind
piles of blankets and mattresses.
Australian leaders issued dire
warnings of potential devastation for cities and towns dotted
along a stretch of coast more than
190 miles (300 kilometers) long
in north Queensland state, in an
area considered the gateway to
the Great Barrier Reef.
The storm will compound misery in Queensland, which has
already been hit by months of
flooding that killed 35 people and
inundated hundreds of communities. Yasi is due to hit north of
the main waterlogged area, but
emergency services are already
stretched and the whole state is
flood-weary.
“This is a cyclone of savagery
and intensity,” Prime Minister
Julia Gillard said in a nationally televised news conference.
“People are facing some really
dreadful hours in front of them.”
Still, many in the storm’s
path were stoic. Cairns resident
Jane Alcorn banned those who
planned to shelter with her in the
garage of her apartment complex
from panicking.
“There’s no crying, no hysterics,” said Alcorn, 42. “It’s going to
be loud, it’s going to be scary. But
we’ve got each other.”
The first of Cyclone Yasi’s
winds began howling throughout
Cairns as night fell today, with
the storm expected to make landfall sometime around midnight.
In Innisfail, a town about 55
miles (90 kilometers) south of
Cairns that is nearly in the direct
path of the storm, Mayor Bill
Shannon said he saw the roof
torn off a building near the local
government building where some
500 people are sheltering.
“We’re just hoping and praying
we can all get through the night,”
Shannon said.
Winds at the center of the
storm were gusting up to 186 mph
(300 kph), and the front was about
300 miles (500 kilometers) across.
The worst winds were expected
to last up to four hours, though
blustery conditions and heavy
rain could last for 24 hours.
The storm will lash the coast
with up to 28 inches (700 millimeters) of rain and send tidal surges
that are likely to flood coastal
regions, the Bureau of Meteorology said.
The bureau said most at risk
was a band about 150 miles (240
kilometers) long between the
tourist city of Cairns and the sugar cane-growing town of Ingham.
The storm was forecast to continue inland at cyclone strength
for two days. It was unclear what
the damage to the Great Barrier
Reef would be, experts said.
Queensland officials warned
people for days to stock up on
bottled water and food, and to
board or tape up their windows.
People in low-lying or poorly protected areas were told to move in
with family or friends.
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Associated Press
General Motors Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty pickups are
assembled at the Flint Assembly in Flint, Mich. General Motors
said Tuesday, its U.S. car and truck sales rose 23 percent in January.
GM, Chrysler, Kia report
big Jan. U.S. sales gains
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. sales of
cars and trucks rose in January,
a strong start to what the auto
industry hopes will be an extension of last year’s recovery.
In another good sign, sales
to individuals were better than
sales to fleet buyers such as
rental-car companies, which
are far less profitable for
automakers.
General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC said sales rose
23 percent in January. Ford
Motor Co. had a smaller gain of 9
percent.
“Consumers are driving much
of the gains that we’re seeing in
the industry,” said Don Johnson,
vice president of U.S. sales for
GM. “January signals a good start
to the year for us, for the industry, and we think it’s a good sign
for the overall U.S. economy.”
A year ago, fleet sales spiked
to high levels as businesses
started buying again after the
recession.
But this January, consumers
were back in showrooms.
GM’s sales to individual buyers rose 36 percent while fleet
sales dropped 7 percent. Ford
and Chrysler also said their fleet
sales fell.
Pickup sales were strong all
of 2010 as construction compa-
nies and other small businesses
began buying again, and that
trend seemed to continue last
month.
Retail sales of GM’s big pickups jumped 37 percent.
Sales of its new compact
Chevrolet Cruze rose 5 percent
over sales for the car it replaced,
the Cobalt. Nearly 90 percent
of Cruze sales went to individual buyers, while 60 percent of
Cobalt sales went to fleets.
As a result, GM got a far higher price for the Cruze, and it’s
attracting customers who had
not considered GM in the past,
the company said.
Chrysler’s sales increase was
driven by strong demand for
the entire Jeep brand. Sales of
the Grand Cherokee SUV, the
brand’s newest vehicle, rose 130
percent.
Other automakers reporting
sales were:
• Nissan Motor Co. sales rose
15 percent on the strength of its
Rogue vehicle. Nissan also sold
87 Leaf electric vehicles. January was the Leaf’s second month
on the market.
• Kia Motors sales rose 26
percent, led by the Sorento,
which blends the features of a
car and an SUV, and the Optima
sedan.
Mercer County real estate transfers
The Mercer County recorder has filed the following real
estate transfers:
Nathan J. and Dana Brewer
to Michael E. and Jennifer M.
Simper, lot 807 Selhorst Seventh
Addition, Coldwater.
Lynn and Phyllis Boroff
and Sharon K. and Terry Williams to Martin I. and Elaine
F. Lochtefeld, pt. sec. 23, Center Twp., 49.313 acres with
restrictions.
Keith E. Snow to Emily E.
Snow, lot 9, pt. lot 8 Northwood
Addition, Jefferson Twp., 0.494
of an acre.
Gomer L. Huston, deceased,
to Joyce Huston, pt. int., pt. sec.
24, Franklin Twp., 0.357 of acre,
Darrel E. Prior, trustee,
deceased; Monda Sue Prior
Freeman; Darrel Elza Prior Jr.,
deceased; Monda Sue Freeman,
trustee, to David B. Prior and
Richard VanShaik, trustees of
the Prior Family Trust, pt. sec. 6,
Union Twp., 40 acres.
David B. Prior and Richard
VanShaik, trustees of the Prior
Family Trust, to Dale M. and
Carla M. Kahlig, pt. sec. 6, Union
Twp., 40 acres.
Lorena A. Reichert, deceased,
to Marjorie M. and John F. Buschur, pt. sec. 32, Marion Twp., 1.1
acres.
Neoma Hoying, trustee of the
Neoma H. Hoying Revocable Living Trust, to Jay Homan, pt. sec.
36, Granville Twp., 2.155 acres.
Kenneth J. and Tammy L.
Lochtefeld and Mary Jane and
Theodore H. Tumbusch to Dale
L. Bruns, pt. sec. 16, Marion
Twp., 2.270 acres.
Ned C. and Janice Temple to
Valerie A. Anspaugh, Thomas L.
Temple, Sheila M. Hawkins and
Scott A. Temple, lot 3 Bowman’s
Addition, Celina; life estate to
Janice Temple.
Max E. and Melanie A. Hesse
to Michael and Sheryl Harner,
lot 3 Esmonde Subdivision,
Union Twp.
Bernard R. and Joan H. Post
to Donald A. and Lucy M. Post,
pt. sec. 19, Gibson Twp., 40 acres.
William E. Wight, deceased,
to Cindy Snapp, 5477 Karafit
Road, Montezuma.
William J. and Lisa M. Dues
to Nicholas W. Dues, pt. sec. 9,
Washington Twp., 0.5 of an acre.
Alice E. Brown to Pamela
J. Grogean and Dustin A. Widmark, lot 29 J. W. Dutton’s AddiCM
Y K
tion, Mendon.
C.J. Nelson Rentals LLC to
Linda C. Hahn, lot 112 Yorkshire
Third Addition, Celina.
Thelma Houser to Lynn M.
Clutter, pt. sec. 33, Union Twp.,
0.99 of an acre.
Ronald U. and Vicki Rutschilling to Ronald U. and Vicki
Rutschilling, pt. sec. 33, Jefferson Twp., 5 acres.
Waneta M. Westbay, trustee
of the Waneta M. Westbay Revocable Living Trust, to Donald
J. Rose, pt. sec. 23, Washington
Twp., 80 acres.
ST. MARYS — Derek Vogel,
St. Marys businessman, has purchased JB Pastries, 1601 Celina
Road, St. Marys, from Jan and
Carol Bonifas.
The operation and menu at
the restaurant/pastry shop will
not change, except for some new
specials, he said.
An all-you-can eat pancake
special with a side meat will
be offered on Saturdays and
Sundays, Vogel said, as well as
a coffee/pie special and lunch
specials.
Vogel said he also will continue as an insurance agent.
JB Pastries is open 5 a.m.-2
p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays and 7
a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays.
Young professionals
to meet at college
CELINA — The Grand Lake
Young Professionals will meet
Feb. 17 at Wright State University-Lake Campus, Room 224,
Celina.
Social time will begin at 5:30
p.m. and the meeting at 6 p.m.
Kirk Stucki, an accounting
associate, will speak about business development. The 2011 officers will be elected.
For more information, e-mail
glypmembership@gmail.com.
and is an accredited professional in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) program, a green building certification system. She also
has been approved for certification through the National Council of Architectural Registration
boards, allowing her to obtain
reciprocal registrations in other
states.
Celina Insurance
has new claims rep
CELINA — Robert Harvey has
joined Celina Insurance of Celina
as master claims
representative
for Tennessee,
reported Barb
Elking, claims
manager.
Harvey will
be
primarily responsible
for
investigation, evaluation
and resolution
of auto mateHarvey
rial damage and
casualty claims
for personal and commercial
lines of business.
He has worked for the past
25 years in claims and earned
a senior claims law associate
designation. He is a graduate of
Middle Tennessee State University with a bachelor’s degree in
criminal justice.
He resides in Murfreesboro,
Tenn., with his wife and son.
independent businesses a voice
in shaping public policy issues.
For reservations call the
NFIB/Ohio at 614-221-4107 or
e-mail Andy.Patterson@nfib.org.
There is a fee for lunch.
Area residents may
receive tax credit
COLUMBUS — Some area
residents may qualify for an
Earned Income Tax Credit
(EITC), according to Jennifer Jenkins, Ohio office of the
Internal Revenue Service. Last
year, approximately 2,500 low
to moderate income taxpayers
in Mercer County claimed and
received the credit, according
to the IRS.
As a result, more than $5.2
million in EITC money, an average of $2,061 per taxpayer, was
sent to county residents.
People who earned $48,362
or less from wages, self-employment or farming in 2010 should
check to see if they qualify, the
IRS recommended. Workers
who qualify for EITC include
rural residents; self-employed;
some on disability pensions or
with children with disabilities;
those who are not proficient in
English; grandparents raising
grandchildren; and the recently
divorced, unemployed or having
a status change.
This year the EITC benefit
tops out at $5,666 for married
taxpayers who have three or
more qualifying children and
file jointly. Parenthood is not
a requirement for the credit,
though.
For assistance in determining
eligibility, people may go to the
website www.irs.gov.
Niekamp becomes
registered architect Area Action Council
to meet in region
MINSTER — Mandy Niekamp,
a project manager for Garmann/
Miller Architects-Engineers in Minster, recently
received
her
architectural
registration
for the state of
Ohio.
To become
a
registered
architect,
Niekamp first
Niekamp
earned a bachelor’s degree in
architecture from the University
of Notre Dame and completed
an intern development program under the supervision of
licensed architects at Garmann/
Miller. During this phase, she
completed more than 5,600 training hours, stated a news release.
The final step was successfully
passing the seven divisions of
the Architectural Registration
Exam.
Niekamp is a member of the
American Institute of Architects
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GREENVILLE — The National Federation of Independent
Business/Ohio will host an Area
Action Council meeting where
local small business owners may
discuss the state budget deficit
and its impact on small business.
The Western Ohio NFIB small
business owners and guests will
meet noon-1:15 p.m. Feb. 15 at
Romer’s Catering, 118 E. Main
St., Greenville.
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